Defer(v. i.) To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.
Defer(v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
Defer(v. t.) To render or offer.
Defer(v. t.) To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.
Defer(v. t.) To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
Deference(n.) A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance.
Deferent(a.) Serving to carry; bearing.
Deferent(n.) That which carries or conveys.
Deferent(n.) An imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round.
Deferment(n.) The act of delaying; postponement.
Deferred(imp. & p. p.) of Defer
Deferring(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defer
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