Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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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