Definition of defer to
1
:to allow (someone else) to decide or choose something
- You have more experience with this, so I'm going to defer to you.
- deferring to the experts
2
defer to (something)
:to agree to follow (someone else's decision, a tradition, etc.)
- The court defers to precedent in cases like these.
- He deferred to his parents' wishes.
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