1. (v. t.) To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay; as, to defer payment of a fee\ the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

2. (v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.

3. (v. t.) To render or offer.

4. (v. t.) To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.

5. (v. i.) To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.

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