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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms defer to verb comply with, give way to, submit to, bow to, give in to, yield to, accede to, capitulate to her view that women tend to defer to men How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He could do what he liked, with all his cleverness to help him, so long as I should continue to defer to the old tradition of the criminality of those caretakers of the young who minister to superstitions and fears. Before the autumn was over, she began to treat me more like an equal and to defer to me in other things than reading lessons. Athelstane had this quality at least; and though he had few mental accomplishments or talents to recommend him as a leader, he had still a goodly person, was no coward, had been accustomed to martial exercises, and seemed willing to defer to the advice of counsellors more wise than himself. |
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