Word Definition

Defer

  1. To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.
  2. To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
  3. To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
  4. To render or offer.
  5. To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.