defer

/di-ˈfər/

Middle English differren, deferren, borrowed from Anglo-French differer, borrowed (with conjugational change) from Latin differre "to carry away in varying directions, spread abroad, postpone, delay, be unlike or distinct"

verb

  1. put off, delay

  2. to postpone induction of (a person) into military service

defer postpone suspend stay mean to delay an action or proceeding. defer implies a deliberate putting off to a later time. postpone implies an intentional deferring usually to a definite time.

verb

  1. to delegate to another

  2. to submit to another's wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect

he could defer his job to no one

yield submit capitulate succumb relent defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty. submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another.

phrasal verb

  1. to allow (someone else) to decide or choose something

  2. to agree to follow (someone else's decision, a tradition, etc.)

You have more experience with this, so I'm going to defer to you.