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What is the verb for deference?

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defer
  1. (transitive) To delay or postpone; especially to postpone induction into military service.
  2. (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).
  3. (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. postpone, delay, shelve, suspend, adjourn, reschedule, table, remit, mothball, prorogue, stay, pigeonhole, respite, stall, retard, continue, prolong, intermit, protract, detain, procrastinate, impede, hinder, slow, extend, obstruct, lengthen, block, waive, put off, hold over, put back, put on ice, hold up, hold off, put over, hold in abeyance, put on hold, put in cold storage, lay over, hold off on, hang fire, take a rain check on, lay on the table, put on the back burner, set aside, carry over, put on back burner, give rain check, interrupt … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “He said the national executive agreed to defer the election to October 2, two weeks later than the original date of September 18.”
      “But I'm sure there are many people like me who would defer to scientific facts that are duly recorded and widely acknowledged.”
      “However, a superior court should generally defer the exercise of its jurisdiction to the trial court unless there are special circumstances.”
defer
  1. (law) To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
  2. To render, to offer.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. postpone, delay, shelve, suspend, adjourn, reschedule, table, remit, mothball, prorogue, stay, pigeonhole, respite, stall, retard, continue, prolong, intermit, protract, detain, procrastinate, impede, hinder, slow, extend, obstruct, lengthen, block, waive, put off, hold over, put back, put on ice, hold up, hold off, put over, hold in abeyance, put on hold, put in cold storage, lay over, hold off on, hang fire, take a rain check on, lay on the table, put on the back burner, set aside, carry over, put on back burner, give rain check, interrupt … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “He said the national executive agreed to defer the election to October 2, two weeks later than the original date of September 18.”
      “But I'm sure there are many people like me who would defer to scientific facts that are duly recorded and widely acknowledged.”
      “However, a superior court should generally defer the exercise of its jurisdiction to the trial court unless there are special circumstances.”
deferred
  1. simple past tense and past participle of defer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. postponed, delayed, shelved, suspended, adjourned, rescheduled, tabled, remitted, mothballed, prorogued, stayed, pigeonholed, respited, stalled, retarded, continued, prolonged, intermitted, protracted, detained, procrastinated, impeded, hindered, slowed, extended, obstructed, lengthened, blocked, waived, put off, held over, put back, put on ice, held up, held off, put over, held in abeyance, put on hold, put in cold storage, laid over, held off on, hung fire, took a rain check on, taken a rain check on, laid on the table, put on the back burner, set aside, carried over, put on back burner, gave rain check … more
deferring
  1. present participle of defer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. giving up, surrendering, yielding, submitting, capitulating, succumbing, conceding, relenting, acquiescing, quitting, ceding, falling, folding, blinking, crumbling, giving in, caving in, crying Uncle, backing down, knuckling under, admitting defeat, conceding defeat, accepting defeat, throwing in the towel, showing the white flag, buckling under, going under, waving the white flag, eating humble pie, throwing in the sponge, laying down arms, rolling over, tossing it in, putting up white flag, giving way, bowing, budging, raising the white flag, acceding, falling victim, assenting, complying, resigning, packing it in, crying uncle, giving up the struggle, agreeing, accepting, caving, kowtowing … more
defers
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. postpones, delays, shelves, suspends, adjourns, reschedules, tables, remits, mothballs, prorogues, stays, pigeonholes, respites, stalls, retards, continues, prolongs, intermits, protracts, detains, procrastinates, impedes, hinders, slows, extends, obstructs, lengthens, blocks, waives, puts off, holds over, puts back, puts on ice, holds up, holds off, puts over, holds in abeyance, puts on hold, puts in cold storage, lays over, holds off on, hangs fire, takes a rain check on, lays on the table, puts on the back burner, sets aside, carries over, puts on back burner, gives rain check, puts aside … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It only defers its end by disrupting the social event with which it begins.”
      “It's a teleological structure, but the successful continuation of the presence of the interactive focus defers and ultimately defeats the telos.”
      “Everyone defers to him, especially his main man, a clubfooted ghetto intellectual known as Smush, and the other members of Smush's ragtag crew.”
deferreth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of defer
  2. Examples:
      3. “He plieth his work, and hopeth that God at the last will give him fishes, albeit he deferreth a time.”
      “God deferreth to give the thing asked many times, because we are not sufficiently humbled, or otherwise fitted for audience.”
      “The discretion of a man deferreth his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. ”
deferrest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of defer
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