defer definition
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Defer. de-fÄrâ², v.t. to put off to another time: to delay:âpr.p. 2  Defer. de-fÄr, v.i. to yield to the wishes or opinions of another, or to authority.âv.t. to submit to or lay before:âpr.p. deferâ²ring; pa.p. deferredâ².ân.