Both Uses of
defer
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- ...he dare not defer it for a moment,
Chpt 4 *defer = postpone (put off)
- The passing of the sentence was deferred till next day.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(defer as in: deferred to her wishes) submit or yield (typically to another person's opinion because of respect for that person or their knowledge)