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Pronunciation : De*fer"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. differren, F. diff?rer, fr. L. differre to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Differ, Defer to offer.]
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Deferred; p. pr. & vb. n. Deferring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*fer"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To put off; to delay to act; to wait. Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure. J. A. Symonds.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*fer"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. d?f?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.]
Definition : 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.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*fer"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913