defer (2)EnglishOxford American Thesaurusdefer2 verb he readily deferred to his parents and to his eldest sister: yield, submit, give way, give in, surrender, accede, bow, capitulate, acquiesce, knuckle under; comply with, agree with, respect, honor, truckle. ▷antonyms stand up to, disobey.
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