Defer — Defs

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

imp. & p. p. Deferred; p. pr. & vb. n. Deferring

1.
To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
“Defer the spoil of the city until night.” — Shak.

“God . . . will not long defer To vindicate the glory of his name.” — Milton.

02 v. i. To put off; to delay to act; to wait.

1.
To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
“Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure.” — J. A. Symonds.

03 v. t. To render or offer.

1.
To render or offer.[Obs.]
“Worship deferred to the Virgin.” — Brevint.
2.
To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.
“Hereupon the commissioners . . . deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland.” — Bacon.

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

1.
To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.
“The house, deferring to legal right, acquiesced.” — Bancroft.