defer

de·fer ¹  (d-fûr)

v. de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers

v.tr.

1. To put off; postpone.

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

v.intr.

To procrastinate.

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[Middle English differren, to postpone, differ; see differ.]

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de·ferra·ble adj.

de·ferrer n.

Synonyms: defer¹, postpone, shelve, stay¹, suspend
These verbs mean to put off until a later time: deferred paying the bills; postponing our trip; shelved the issue; stay an execution; suspending train service.

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defer ¹

Verb

[-ferring, -ferred] to delay until a future time; postpone: payment was deferred indefinitely [Old French differer to be different, postpone]

deferment
deferral n

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defer ²

Verb

[-ferring, -ferred] defer to to comply with the wishes (of) [Latin deferre to bear down]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	defer - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" postpone, prorogue, put off, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended" probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence reprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
	2.	defer - yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" accede, give in, bow, submit buckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield - consent reluctantly

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defer ¹

verb postpone, delay, put off, suspend, shelve, set aside, adjourn, hold over, procrastinate, put on ice (informal) put on the back burner (informal) protract, take a rain check on U.S., Canad. (informal) prorogue

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defer ²

verb (with to) comply with, give way to, submit to, bow to, give in to, yield to, accede to, capitulate to

Translations

defer [dɪˈfəːʳ] vt (= postpone) → aplazar;

to defer to → diferir a (= submit): to defer to sb/sb's opinion → someterse a algn/a la opinión de algn

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defer [dɪˈfəːʳ] vt (= postpone) → différer, ajourner

vi (= submit);

to defer to sb/sth → déférer à qn/qch, s'en remettre à qn/qch

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defer [dɪˈfəːʳ] vt → verschieben

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defer [dɪˈfəːʳ] vt (= postpone) → differire, rinviare

vi (= submit): to defer to sb/sth → rimettersi a qn/qc