Defenition of the word defer
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Defenition of the word defer
- Euphemism for "ignore", that is, postpone until the hell freezes over.
- hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
- submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
- submit or yield to another''s wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
- hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam"
- yield to another's wish or opinion
- hold back to a later time
Synonyms for the word defer
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- accede
- adjourn
- bow
- give in
- hold over
- postpone
- put back
- put off
- put over
- remit
- reschedule
- set back
- shelve
- submit
- suspend
- table
Similar words in the defer
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- defer
- deference
- deference's
- deferential
- deferentially
- deferment
- deferment's
- deferments
- deferred
- deferring
- defers
Hyponyms for the word defer
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- call
- hold
- probate
- reprieve
- respite
- suspend
Hypernyms for the word defer
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- buckle under
- delay
- give in
- knuckle under
- succumb
- yield
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