DEFER

vt to render or offer.

2. defer ·vi to put off; to delay to act; to wait.

3. defer ·vt to lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer;

— with to.

4. defer ·vi to yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority;

— with to.

5. defer ·vt to put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.