Definition of defer

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Defer (v. i.) To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to..

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Procrastinator :: Procrastinator (n.) One who procrastinates, or defers the performance of anything..
Defer :: Defer (v. i.) To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to..
Deferment :: Deferment (n.) The act of delaying; postponement.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner..
Delay :: Delay (n.) To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
Respect :: Respect (v.) An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to send one's respects to another..
Honor :: Honor (n.) To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship..
Defervescency :: Defervescency (n.) The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia..
Deferential :: Deferential (a.) Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
Defervescence :: Defervescence (n.) Alt. of Defervescenc.
Non Liquet :: Non liquet () It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.
Instant :: Instant (a.) Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay.
Postpone :: Postpone (v. t.) To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely..
Defer :: Defer (v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
Epicycle :: Epicycle (n.) A circle, whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle, whose center, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with the deferent, and yet, by its own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fastened to it round its proper center..
Prorogue :: Prorogue (v. t.) To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business..
Deferred :: Deferred (imp. & p. p.) of Defe.
Defer :: Defer (v. t.) To render or offer.
Defer :: Defer (v. t.) To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
Deferent :: Deferent (n.) That which carries or conveys.
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