GRE vocabulary
defer
to postpone, or to yield to another's wishes out of respect
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Questions about “defer”
Defer (verb) means to postpone, or to yield to another's wishes out of respect
Here is defer used in an example sentence: "She chose to defer to the surgeon's experience on the matter."
Common synonyms for defer include postpone, delay, yield.
Antonyms of defer include hasten, expedite, resist.
Defer is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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