De‐fer″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deferred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Deferring.] [OE. differren, F. différer, fr. L. differre to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See Bear to support, and cf. Differ, Defer to offer.] To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
Defer the spoil of the city until night. Shak.
God... will not long defer
To vindicate the glory of his name. Milton.