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Definitions of
'defer'
1.
(verb)
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
hold
back
to a later
time
"let's postpone the exam"
2.
(verb)
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
yield
to another's
wish
or
opinion
"The government bowed to the military pressure"
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