[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time:The decision has been deferred by the board until next week.", "to exempt temporarily from induction into military service."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to put off action; delay."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion (usually followed byto):We all defer to him in these matters.Synonyms: capitulate , acquiesce , submit , accede"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to submit for decision; refer:We defer questions of this kind to the president."]}]