What is the difference between differ and defer?
differ | defer | Related terms |
Not to have the same traits, characteristics.
To have diverging opinions, disagree.
* Canning
To delay or postpone; especially to postpone induction into military service.
* Shakespeare
* {{quote-book
, year=1818
, author=Mary Shelley
, title=Frankenstein
, chapter=3
to delay, to wait
* Milton
(American football) to choose to kick off after winning the opening coin toss.
(legal) To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
* Francis Bacon
* 1899 ,
to render, to offer
* Brevint
Defer is a related term of differ.
As verbs the difference between differ and defer
is that differ is not to have the same traits, characteristics while defer is to delay or postpone; especially to postpone induction into military service.differ
English
Verb
(en verb)- If the honourable gentleman differs with me on that subject, I differ as heartily with him, and shall always rejoice to differ.
External links
* *Anagrams
* ----defer
English
Etymology 1
* From (etyl) differer, from (etyl) .Verb
(deferr)- Defer the spoil of the city until night.
citation, passage=My departure for Ingolstadt, which had been deferred by these events, was now again determined upon.}}
- God will not long defer / To vindicate the glory of his name.
Derived terms
* deferralEtymology 2
* From (etyl)Verb
(deferr)- Hereupon the commissioners deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland.
- "Well, I must defer to your judgment. You are captain," he said with marked civility.
- worship deferred to the Virgin