1. To postpone; to delay (to defer taxes to another year).
2. To show deference to (another); to yield to the opinion of (because it was a political question, the courts deferred to the legislature).
defer
defer, vb.
1. To postpone; to delay (to defer taxes to another year).
2. To show deference to (another); to yield to the opinion of (because it was a political question, the courts deferred to the legislature).
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