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Defer
dɪˈfəː
Defer definitions
verb
defers
deferring
deferred
defer
- put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone
"they deferred the decision until February"
- (of a judge) postpone (a sentence) so that the circumstances or conduct of the defendant can be further assessed
"the judge deferred sentence until 5 April for background reports"
- postpone the conscription of (someone)
"he was no longer deferred from the draft"