DEFER

• (verb) yield to another's wish or opinion

  "The government bowed to the military pressure"

  synonyms : accede , bow , give in , submit

  It requires great conviction to not accede to the opinions of the people around you. -added by geeta_inlas

• (verb) hold back to a later time

  "let's postpone the exam"

  synonyms : hold over , postpone , prorogue , put off , put over , remit , set back , shelve , table

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