Defer (verb)
To delay or postpone; especially to postpone induction into military service.
Defer (verb)
After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team’s choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
Defer (verb)
To delay, to wait.
Defer (verb)
To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
Defer (verb)
To render, to offer.
Differ (verb)
Not to have the same traits or characteristics.
Differ (verb)
To have diverging opinions, disagree.
Defer (verb)
put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone
“they deferred the decision until February”
Defer (verb)
(of a judge) postpone (a sentence) so that the circumstances or conduct of the defendant can be further assessed
“the judge deferred sentence until 5 April for background reports”
Defer (verb)
postpone the conscription of (someone)
“he was no longer deferred from the draft”
Defer (verb)
submit to or acknowledge the merit of
“he deferred to Tim’s superior knowledge”
Differ (verb)
be unlike or dissimilar
“the second set of data differed from the first”
“tastes differ, especially in cars”
Differ (verb)
disagree
“he differed from his contemporaries in ethical matters”