Definition of defer

• v. t. - To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
• v. i. - To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
• v. t. - To render or offer.
• v. t. - To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.
• v. i. - To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.