Defer

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1. Verb

To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

2. Verb

To put off; to delay to act; to wait.

3. Verb

To render or offer.

4. Verb

To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.

5. Verb

To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.
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