defer

verb

1. hold back to a later time

   verb.stative

   Synonyms hold over postpone prorogue put off put over remit set back shelve table

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. yield to another's wish or opinion

   verb.communication

   Synonyms accede bow give in submit

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

4. To put off; to delay to act; to wait.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

5. To render or offer.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

6. To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with <i>to</i>.

   verb

   Source: webster1913