DEFERRED

DEFER

submit, bow, defer, accede, give in

(verb) yield to another’s wish or opinion; “The government bowed to the military pressure”

postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off

(verb) hold back to a later time; “let’s postpone the exam”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

deferred

simple past tense and past participle of defer

Adjective

deferred (comparative more deferred, superlative most deferred)

Delayed; put off till later.

Yielded to someone else's decision or judgment.

(accounting) Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.

Synonyms

• (delayed): delayed, postponed

Noun

deferred (plural deferreds)

(programming) synonym of promise

(finance) A deferred bond.

Source: Wiktionary


DEFER

De*fer", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deferred; p. pr. & vb. n. Deferring.] Etym: [OE. differren, F. différer, fr. L. differre to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Differ, Defer to offer.]

Definition: To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold. Defer the spoil of the city until night. Shak. God . . . will not long defer To vindicate the glory of his name. Milton.

De*fer", v. i.

Definition: To put off; to delay to act; to wait. Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure. J. A. Symonds.

De*fer", v. t. Etym: [F. déférer to pay deference, to yield, to bring before a judge, fr. L. deferre to bring down; de- + ferre to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Defer to delay, Delate.]

1. To render or offer. [Obs.] Worship deferred to the Virgin. Brevint.

2. To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to. Hereupon the commissioners . . . deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland. Bacon.

De*fer", v. i.

Definition: To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to. The house, deferring to legal right, acquiesced. Bancroft.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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