defer
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)
[edit] Etymology 1
- From Old French differer, from Latin differe.
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to defer (third-person singular simple present defers, present participle deferring, simple past and past participle deferred)
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to delay
[edit] Etymology 2
- From Middle French deferer, from Latin deferre
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to defer (third-person singular simple present defers, present participle deferring, simple past and past participle deferred)
- To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
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to submit to the opinion or desire of another
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