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defer verb
Reveal meaning and examples To postpone something, or to yield to another person's judgment or priority.
On questions of restoration, the committee agreed to defer to the conservator. Dictionary practice example. I must defer to you; you have been waiting longer. Adapted from the original study notes. Full dictionary entry How did you do before revealing the answer?
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