The Meaning 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.

Homophones

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Rhymes

amateur , bir , birr , blur , bur , burr , chauffeur , chesshir , cofer , concur , confer , connoisseur , credeur , cur , demur , der , derbyshire , deter , dirr , dufur , duhr , durr , entrepreneur , esquer , eure , fer , fir , fleur , fluhr , francoeur , fur , furr , furrh , gurr , her , hur , incur , infer , inter , jerr , ker , kerr , larkspur , liqueur , longspur , mccur , mcgirr , monsieur , murr , myrrh , nurre , occur , payeur , per , pere , prefer , pur , purr , ramseur , recur , redifer , refer , reoccur , restaurateur , saboteur , scher , schreur , schur , schurr , schwer , sher , shir , shirr , shur , shurr , sir , slur , spur , spurr , stir , stuhr , sur , swor , ter , thur , transfer , ur , were