defer

/dəˈfər/

verb

1. put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone

"they deferred the decision until February"

2. postpone the conscription of (someone)

"he was no longer deferred from the draft"

Word Challenge

defer

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"We must defer this discussion to a later date, we have more _____ matters at hand."


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  • adjourn
  • stall
  • invoke
  • postpone
  • mention
  • cite

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A synonym for defer

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