verb
    
    -fers; -ferred; -ferring
    
    [+ obj] :to choose to do (something) at a later time
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    defer to
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    defer to (someone) :to allow (someone else) to decide or choose something
    
    
    
    
    
    defer to (something) :to agree to follow (someone else's decision, a tradition, etc.)