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defer[1,verb] defer[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹de·fer
Pronunciation: di-fr
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): de·ferred; de·fer·ring
Etymology: Middle English deferren, differren "to put off, delay," from early French differer (same meaning), from Latin differre "to postpone, be different," from dif-, dis- "apart" and ferre "to bear, carry, yield" --related to ²DEFER, FERTILE, OFFER, REFER, TRANSFER
: POSTPONE, PUT OFF <defer payment>
- de·fer·ra·ble /-fr--bl/ adjective
- de·fer·rer noun