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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) |
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concede precedence: to give way to, and usually acknowledge the merit of, somebody else's judgment, opinion, wishes, or action
  I defer to your superior knowledge.
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin deferre "carry away" < ferre "carry" (see fertile)] |
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| de·fer·rer noun |
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