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defer (dĭ-fûrʹ) verb

deferred, deferring, defers

 

verb, transitive

1. To put off; postpone.

2. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft).

verb, intransitive

To procrastinate.

[Middle English differren, to postpone, differ. See differ.]

deferʹrable adjective

deferʹrer noun

Synonyms: defer, postpone, shelve, stay, suspend. The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to put off until a later time": deferred paying the bills; postponing our trip; shelved the issue; stay an execution; suspending train service.