to [phrasal verb] [T] - to allow (someone or something) to make decisions for you or tell you what to do, even if you disagree with them, because of your respect for them and/or because of their higher rank, authority, knowledge, etc.She said that she wasn't willing to defer to her husband.I have to defer to my boss on important decisions.I defer to (= accept) your judgment.
DEFER
Meaning of DEFER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012