defer

Verb

Meaning

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

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

To render or offer.

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

table bow submit postpone accede remit shelve prorogue give in set back hold over put over hold reserve retard

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Antonyms

quicken force attack attempt bear continue

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Hypernyms

delay yield succumb give in buckle under knuckle under

Hyponyms

call hold suspend respite probate reprieve

Phrases with the word

defer to defer action

Derivatives

deferred deferring

Anagrams

Ferde freed Feder

Examples

Defer not till tomorrow to be wise, Tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise. William Congreve

Be wise to-day 't is madness to defer. Edward Young

Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain. George Herbert

Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends. William Shakespeare

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. William Penn

Defer not till to-morrow what may be done to-day. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

defensory defensour Defeo defer action defer to deferable