defer

IPA: dɪfˈɝ

(transitive) To delay or postpone
(especially more common, historically) to postpone induction into military service.
(American football) 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).
(intransitive) To delay, to wait.
(transitive, intransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
To render, to offer.

Examples of "defer" in Sentences

He showed great deference to the church.
The decision was deferred by the Minister.
He applied for a deferment but was rejected.
That seems to contradict Deferent and epicycle.
It's not the same thing as deferred gratification.
I deferred to the better judgement of the community.
Deferments can be applied for, and are discretionary.
Deference should be given to the possibility of relevance.
Procrastination refers to the deferment of actions or tasks to a later time.
My guess is he'll delay, defer and prevaricate, using ever harder rhetoric to buy some more time.