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- pronunciation:
- dih
fuhr
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
defers, deferring, deferred |
| definition 1: |
to put off until a later time or date; postpone.
The mayor had to defer his meeting with community business leaders due to this immediate crisis.I'll defer giving my answer until I've had more time to consider.[verb + gerund
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- synonyms:
- delay, postpone, prorogue, suspend
- antonyms:
- close, conclude
- similar words:
- adjourn, intermit, procrastinate, put off, shelve, stave off, stay, table, wait
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| definition 2: |
to postpone induction of (someone) into military service.
The military deferred male college students for part of the Vietnam War. |
| related words: |
respite, suspend, waive |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to put off action or the like; delay; procrastinate.
- synonyms:
- delay, procrastinate
- antonyms:
- advance
- similar words:
- dawdle, dilly-dally, linger, recess, stall, temporize, wait
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| related words: |
suspend, tarry |
adverb + (v.)defer
largely, likely, merely, regularly, routinely, simply, ultimately
(v.)defer
+ adverb
deal, indefinitely
(v.)defer
+ noun
accreditation,
action,
aegis,
agency,
amnesty,
authority,
bonus,
branch,
capital,
circuit,
clergy,
colleague,
commander,
compensation,
consensus,
consideration,
construction,
contribution,
decision,
deduction,
distribution,
elder,
enrollment,
expense,
expertise,
gain,
gratification,
implementation,
income,
interpretation,
investment,
judgment,
launch,
legislature,
limitation,
loan,
maintenance,
mate,
meaning,
partner,
pay,
payment,
precedent,
proceeding,
profit,
proposal,
prosecution,
purchase,
reduction,
repair,
repayment,
request,
responsibility,
retirement,
ruling,
salary,
session,
tax,
teammate,
travel,
wage,
wisdom,
wish,
withdrawal
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| derivations: |
deferred (adj.), deferrer (n.) |
The word defer
contains the following parts:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debase, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, decriminalize, deduct, defer, defoliant, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, deject, delete, demagnetize, demerit, demoralize, demote, depend, deplete, deport, depose, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despicable, despise, detach, detect, detract, devolve, indefeasible, independence, indescribable, indestructible
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
fer, lat2, -late
Latin
root
that means carry, bring
More about this word part:
Example words:
ablate, ablation, afferent, aquifer, collate, collation, confer, conference, conifer, correlate, defer1, differ, different, elate, elation, ferry, infer, offer, prefer, preference, preferable, prelate, proliferate, refer, relate, relation, relative, rotifer, suffer, transfer, translate, translation
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