(-rr-) to delay sth until a later time:
[VN] The department deferred the decision for six months. * She had applied for deferred admission to college. [also V-ing]
deferment, deferral noun [U,C]
PHRASALVERBS
defer to sb/sth (formal) to agree to accept what sb has decided or what they think about sb/sth because you respect him or her:
We will defer to whatever the committee decides.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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