- (v.t.) To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.
- (v.i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
- (v.t.) To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.
- (v.t.) To render or offer.
- (v.i.) To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another or to authority; -- with to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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