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Definition of 'defer'English
Etymology 1
* From (etyl) differer, from (etyl) .
Verb
( deferr)
To delay or postpone; especially to postpone induction into military service.
* Shakespeare
- Defer the spoil of the city until night.
* {{quote-book
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|author=Mary Shelley
|title=Frankenstein
|chapter=3
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|passage=My departure for Ingolstadt, which had been deferred by these events, was now again determined upon.}}
to delay, to wait
* Milton
- God will not long defer / To vindicate the glory of his name.
(American football) to choose to kick off after winning the opening coin toss.
Related terms
* differ
Derived terms
* deferral
Etymology 2
* From (etyl)
Verb
( deferr)
(legal) To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
* Francis Bacon
- Hereupon the commissioners deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland.
* 1899 ,
- "Well, I must defer to your judgment. You are captain," he said with marked civility.
to render, to offer
* Brevint
- worship deferred to the Virgin
Derived terms
* deference
Anagrams
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