Dictionary Check: defer

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"defer" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

verb

hold back to a later time

Example: "let's postpone the exam"
Synonyms:
postpone prorogue hold over put over table shelve set back remit
verb

yield to another's wish or opinion

Example: "The government bowed to the military pressure"
Synonyms:
submit bow accede give in

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Anagrams of "defer"

freed refed
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