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defer

verb

1 defer

Hold back to a later time.

synonyms: hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table.

Roget 133: be late etc. adj.; tarry, wait, stay, bide, take time; dawdle etc. (be inactive) 683; linger, loiter; ... show more

Dutch: aanhouden, opschuiven, temporiseren, uitstellen, verschuiven, vertragen

2 defer

Yield to another's wish or opinion.

synonyms: accede, bow, give in, submit.

Dutch: opgeven, overgeven, prijsgeven, nijgen


Moby thesaurus: accede, accede to, accommodate, acquiesce, adapt, adjourn, adjust, agree, agree to, assent, block, bow, bow to, capitulate, cave, comply with, conform, continue, cringe, defer to ... show more.

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