Both Uses
defer
in
An Ember in the Ashes
(Edited)
- There are only fourteen of the red-eyed bastards, but on the rare occasions that they appear, everyone defers to them.
p. 46.9 *defers = submits or yields
- But you faltered when faced with Vcturius, deferring to his wishes.
p. 390.7 *deferring = postponing
Definitions:
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(1)
(defer as in: deferred the decision) delay or postpone (hold off until a later time)
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(2)
(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)
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, defer can be used to indicate showing respect or deference; as when Dickens wrote in Bleak House: "They know him there and defer to him."