Word: deferred
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
ferred
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of defer; yield to another's wish or opinion
Morphemes:
Affix: defer
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
Meaning: from, away from
Affix: ferō
Language: la
Decoded: fero
Meaning: bear, carry; suffer
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.