defer

Universal Words verb (-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.