English verb: defer | |||
1. | defer (stative) hold back to a later time | ||
Samples | Let's postpone the exam. | ||
Synonyms | hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | delay | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | call, hold, probate, reprieve, respite, suspend | ||
Entail | call off, cancel, reschedule, scratch, scrub | ||
2. | defer (communication) yield to another's wish or opinion | ||
Samples | The government bowed to the military pressure. | ||
Synonyms | accede, bow, give in, submit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield | ||