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Definition defer
Etymology 1
Originally a variant of (and hence a doublet of) differ; from Middle English differren (“to postpone”), from Old French differer, from Latin differ?.
Verb
defer (third-person singular simple present defers, present participle deferring, simple past and past participle deferred)
- (transitive) To delay or postpone; especially to postpone induction into military service.
- (American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
- (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
Etymology 2
From late Middle English differren (“to refer for judgement”), from Middle French déférer, from Latin d?fer?.
Verb
defer (third-person singular simple present defers, present participle deferring, simple past and past participle deferred)
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