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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deferred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Deferring}.] [OE. differren, F. diff['e]rer, fr. L. differre
     to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See
     {Bear} to support, and cf. {Differ}, {Defer} to offer.]
     To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the
     execution of; to delay; to withhold.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Defer the spoil of the city until night. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           God . . . will not long defer
           To vindicate the glory of his name.      --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deferred
       See {defer}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deferred
       adj : put off to later; "requested a deferred payment"; "our
             postponed trip" [syn: {postponed}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  defer
       v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone},
             {prorogue}, {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve},
             {set back}, {remit}, {put off}]
       2: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The
          government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {submit},
           {bow}, {accede}, {give in}]
       [also: {deferring}, {deferred}]

















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