4 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] 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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