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de·fer¹

dəˈfər/

verb

past tense: deferred; past participle: deferred

1. put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

   "they deferred the decision until February"

   synonyms:

   postpone, put off, delay, hold over, hold off (on), put back; More

   • UShistorical

     postpone the conscription of (someone).

     "he was no longer deferred from the draft"