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  Defer \De*fer"\, v. i.
     To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the
     opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.
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           The house, deferring to legal right, acquiesced.
                                                    --Bancroft.
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  Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deferred; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Deferring.] [OE. differren, F. diff['e]rer, fr. L. differre
     to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See
     Bear to support, and cf. Differ, Defer to offer.]
     To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the
     execution of; to delay; to withhold.
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           Defer the spoil of the city until night. --Shak.
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           God . . . will not long defer
           To vindicate the glory of his name.      --Milton.
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  Defer \De*fer"\, v. i.
     To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
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           Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure. --J.
                                                    A. Symonds.
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  Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [F. d['e]f['e]rer to pay deference, to
     yield, to bring before a judge, fr. L. deferre to bring down;
     de- + ferre to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Defer
     to delay, Delate.]
     1. To render or offer. [Obs.]
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              Worship deferred to the Virgin.       --Brevint.
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     2. To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer;
        -- with to.
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              Hereupon the commissioners . . . deferred the matter
              to the Earl of Northumberland.        --Bacon.
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  Defer \De*fer"\, v. i.
     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.

  Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deferred; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Deferring.] [OE. differren, F. diff['e]rer, fr. L. differre
     to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See
     Bear to support, and cf. Differ, Defer to offer.]
     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.

  Defer \De*fer"\, v. i.
     To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
  
           Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure. --J.
                                                    A. Symonds.

  Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [F. d['e]f['e]rer to pay deference, to
     yield, to bring before a judge, fr. L. deferre to bring down;
     de- + ferre to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Defer
     to delay, Delate.]
     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.

  defer
       v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone,
             prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve,
             set back, remit, put off]
       2: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The
          government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: submit,
           bow, accede, give in]
       [also: deferring, deferred]

  defer
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αναβάλλω, καθυστερώ κάτι για αργότερα
     2 '''defer to''': συμφωνώ σε κάτι ή με κάποιον, αποδέχομαι μια
  πρόταση, απόφαση

  defer
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To delay or postpone
     2 # (lb en especially more common historically) to postpone induction
  into military service.
     3 (lb en American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to
  postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether
  to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this
  choice at the start of the first half).
     4 (lb en intransitive) To delay, to wait.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others
  in respect to their judgment or authority.
     2 To render, to offer.

  defer
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To delay or postpone
     2 # (lb en especially more common historically) to postpone induction
  into military service.
     3 (lb en American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to
  postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether
  to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this
  choice at the start of the first half).
     4 (lb en intransitive) To delay, to wait.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others
  in respect to their judgment or authority.
     2 To render, to offer.

  defer
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To delay or postpone
     2 # (lb en especially more common historically) to postpone induction
  into military service.
     3 (lb en American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to
  postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether
  to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this
  choice at the start of the first half).
     4 (lb en intransitive) To delay, to wait.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others
  in respect to their judgment or authority.
     2 To render, to offer.

  defer
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To delay or postpone
     2 # (lb en especially more common historically) to postpone induction
  into military service.
     3 (lb en American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to
  postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether
  to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this
  choice at the start of the first half).
     4 (lb en intransitive) To delay, to wait.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others
  in respect to their judgment or authority.
     2 To render, to offer.

  defer
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm fer de)

  defer
     Engelska vb.
     skjuta upp

  Defer /dɪfˈɜː/
  أرجأ

  defer //dɪˈfɜː(ɹ)// //dɪˈfɝ// 
  1. отлагам, отсрочвам
  (transitive) to delay
  2. отстъпвам
  to submit to the opinion or desire of another

  defer /dɪfˈɜː/
  odložit

  defer /dɪfˈɜː/ 
  potlačit

  defer /dɪfˈɜː/ 
  aufschieben, verschieben, verzögern, zurückstellen, vertagen 
   see: deferring, deferred, defers, deferred
  

  defer /dɪfˈɜː/ 
  verschieben  [einen Termin]
           Note: auf
        "defer the sentence"  - den Urteilsspruch vertagen
        "defer an event to the Greek calends"  - einen Termin auf den Sankt-Nimmerleinstag verschieben
     Synonyms: put off, postpone
  
   see: puting off, postponing, deferring, put off, postponed, deferred
  
           Note: an event
           Note: to/until/till

  defer /dɪfˈɜː/
  
  αναβάλλω

  defer //dɪˈfɜː(ɹ)// //dɪˈfɝ// 
  1. viivytellä
  (intransitive) to delay
  2. lykätä, myöhentää
  (transitive) to delay
  3. mukautua, myöntyä, taipua
  to submit to the opinion or desire of another

  defer /dɪfˈɜː/ 
  1. टालना
        "The payment was deferred for two or three days."
  2. किसी के मत को स्वीकार करना
        "The students deferred to their teacher about the detailed topic."

  defer /dɪfˈɜː/
  odgađati, odgoditi, odložiti, poštovati

  defer //dɪˈfɜː(ɹ)// //dɪˈfɝ// 
  延期
  (transitive) to delay

  defer /dɪˈfɜ:/ 
   1.  odkładać, odraczać
   2.  ustępować (to sb - komuś) , liczyć się (to sb - z kimś)

  defer /dɪfˈɜː/
  atrasar

  defer //dɪˈfɜː(ɹ)// //dɪˈfɝ// 
  1. skjuta upp
  (transitive) to delay
  2. hänskjuta
  to submit to the opinion or desire of another

  defer /dɪfˈɜː/
  1. (-red, -ring) sonraya bırakmak, ertelemek, tehir etmek, tecil etmek.

  defer /dɪfˈɜː/
  1. (-red, -ring) to ile kararı başkasına bırakmak, başkasının fikrine uymak.

  
/dɪˈfɝ/

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "defer":
     accede, accede to, accommodate, acquiesce, adapt, adjourn, adjust,
     agree, agree to, assent, block, bow, bow to, capitulate, cave,
     comply with, conform, continue, cringe, defer to, delay, detain,
     drag out, extend, fawn, hang fire, hang up, hinder, hold off,
     hold over, hold up, impede, intermit, knuckle, knuckle under,
     lay aside, lay by, lay over, lengthen, obstruct, pigeonhole,
     postpone, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, push aside,
     put aside, put off, put on ice, put over, recess, remit, reserve,
     retard, set aside, set by, shelve, shift off, sleep on, slow,
     stall, stand over, stave off, stay, stretch out, submit, submit to,
     succumb, suspend, table, take a recess, truckle, waive, yield to
  
  

  v. 延期;

     vi. 推迟,延期,听从
     vt. 使推迟,使延期