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(1):

(v. t.) To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

(2):

(v. t.) To render or offer.

(3):

(v. t.) To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; - with to.

(4):

(v. i.) To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; - with to.

(5):

(v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Defer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/defer.html. 1828.
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