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as in: deferred to her wishes Define
submit or yield (typically to another person's opinion because of respect for that person or their knowledge)
- And the Fremen defer to him.
- I defer to her expertise.
- He almost always defers to her wishes about which movie to see.
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as in: deferred the decision Define
postpone (hold off until a later time)
as in: deferred to her wishes
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submit or yield (typically to another person's opinion because of respect for that person or their knowledge)
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