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| de·fer [ di fúr ] (past and past participle de·ferred, present participle de·fer·ring, 3rd person present singular de·fers) |
transitive and intransitive verb |
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| Definition: |
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1. postpone: to put something off until a later time
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2. postpone military service: to allow somebody to postpone conscription into the armed forces
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| [14th century. < French différer "put aside, differ"] |
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  de·fer·ment noun |
| de·fer·ra·ble adjective |
| de·fer·ral noun |
| de·fer·rer noun |
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