Word: defer
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
fer
Definition: After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
Morphemes:
Affix: defer
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: ferō
Language: la
Decoded: fero
Meaning: carry, bear