defer Copy link Outline I. Trans.II. Intrans. • defer: I. Trans.: to postpone: diffĕro, confĕro, prōlāto: v. to put off, postpone. Phr.: hope is d.'d, spes prorogatur, Pl.: to d. the elections till January, comitia in Januarium mensem protrudere, Cic.: I will d. the building till your arrival, aedificationem ad tuum adventum sustentabo, Cic.: to d. the assault till night, oppugnationem ad noctem sustinere, Caes.: Liv.: to d. the hearing of a case, ampliare, Cic.: v. to adjourn: long d.'d hope, spes sera, Tac. II. Intrans.: to show deference to: cēdo, obsĕquor, mōrĭgĕror: v. to comply with, yield.