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What is another word for defers?

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To postpone or assign to a later time or date

To submit to or acknowledge the merit of

To act in a submissive manner

To give up one's resistance against something

To pause in indecision before doing something

To store or set aside for future use

To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

To stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of

To experience or live through something

To fail to care for or pay attention to

(yield to) To accede to a request or demand

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To postpone or assign to a later time or date

takes a rain check on

lays on the table

puts on the back burner

reorganizes^US

reorganises^UK

puts off the evil day

puts off the evil hour

temporizes^US

temporises^UK

leaves to another time

slows down

cools it

puts on a back burner

keeps back

takes a breather from

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“He said the national executive agreed to defer the election to October 2, two weeks later than the original date of September 18.”

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To submit to or acknowledge the merit of

honors^US

honours^UK

“But I'm sure there are many people like me who would defer to scientific facts that are duly recorded and widely acknowledged.”

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To act in a submissive manner

curry favours with^UK

ingratiates oneself with

licks someone's boots

abases oneself before

falls over oneself for

caves in to

truckles to

praises to excess

bows and scrape before

rubs up the right way

humours^UK

humors^US

genuflects

prostrates oneself to

tries to get on the good side of

kisses someone's feet

kisses the feet of

eats humble pie

prostrates oneself before

patronizes^US

seeks the friendship of

dances attendance upon

runs after

seeks someone's company

keeps company with

gets on the good side of

patronises^UK

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To give up one's resistance against something

raises the white flag

gives up the struggle

passes into enemy hands

passes into the hands of

hoists the white flag

acts in accordance with

knuckles

complies with

concurs with

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To pause in indecision before doing something

temporises^UK

temporizes^US

baulks^UK

balks^US

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To store or set aside for future use

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To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

temporises^UK

temporizes^US

uses delaying tactics

beats around the bush

holds over

kicks the can down the road

avoids doing something

keeps from doing something

avoids committing oneself

uses Fabian tactics

avoids making a decision

puts off doing something

drags your heels

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To stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of

baulks^UK

balks^US

throws a spanner in the works

brings to screeching halt

throws a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralizes^US

neutralises^UK

brings to a standstill

puts at a disadvantage

places at a disadvantage

prevents from making progress

throws a spoke in the wheel of

puts out of commission

keeps a tight rein on

puts in an unfavourable position

treats harshly

inflicts a handicap on

gives a disadvantage to

puts a spoke in someone's wheel

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To experience or live through something

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To fail to care for or pay attention to

leaves something undone

pays little attention to

keeps at arm's length

has nothing to do with

turns back on

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(yield to) To accede to a request or demand

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