defer
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(verb) submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" |
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Synonyms: accede, bow, give in, submit |
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Related Words: buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield |
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(verb) hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" |
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Synonyms: hold over, postpone, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table |
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Related Words: call, delay, hold, probate, reprieve, respite, suspend |
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