hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
yield to another's wish or opinion
"The government bowed to the military pressure"
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deferred
The sickening pang of hope deferred. [ Scott ]
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick. [ Bible ]
Death, which hateth and destroyeth a man, is believed; God, which hath made him and loves him, is always deferred. [ Sir Walter Raleigh ]
deferredin Scrabble®
The word deferred is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
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deferredin Words With Friends™
The word deferred is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
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deferred(1 word)
deferredin them (1 word)
deferred(3 words)
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