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Defer Important Sb/Sth Formal Accept Else's Opinion Decision

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defer to sb/sth formal to accept someone else's opinion or decision, because they know more than you or are more important than you:
▪ My mother deferred to my father on all the important decisions.
defer to sb's authority/judgement/knowledge etc
▪ Tim thought it best to defer to Sarah's superior knowledge.

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