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· defer
verb
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
yield to another's wish or opinion
"The government bowed to the military pressure"
Similar words
hold over
postpone
prorogue
put off
put over
remit
set back
shelve
accede
bow
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).