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Inflections of 'defer' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

defers: v 3rd person singular

deferring: v pres p

deferred: v past

deferred: v past p

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Sense: Verb: postpone

Synonyms:

put off, postpone , delay , suspend, put back, shelve , put on ice (slang), put on hold, keep back, take a rain check on sth, hold off, hold off on, push back

Sense: Verb: yield to another's opinion

Synonyms:

yield to, obey, give way to, bow to, concede, comply with, accede to, assent to, submit to, agree to, go along with, capitulate to, surrender to, cede to, cave in to, give in to, acquiesce to, admit , accommodate , succumb to

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