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de·fer
1
defer
1
pronunciation:
dih
fuhr
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part of speech:
verb
inflections:
defers, deferring, deferred
definition:
to not do until later; put off; delay.
We deferred our trip until Mom felt better.
synonyms:
delay
,
postpone
antonyms:
conclude
similar words:
adjourn
,
procrastinate
,
stay
,
table
,
wait
related words:
suspend
derivations:
deferred (adj.), deferrer (n.)
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