Accept and Defer

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Accept

Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
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Defer and accept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defer" instead a verb "Accept".
Nearby Words: accepted, acceptable, acceptance, accepting, acceptably

Defer

Defer verb - To assign to a later time.
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Accept and defer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Defer".
Nearby Words: deference, deferred, deferment, deferral, deferring

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responsibility accept responsibility defer responsibility
leadership accept leadership defer leadership
payment accept payment defer payment
way accept way defer way
Other words: explanation, feelings.

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  • Some accept their lack of experience and defer to Sharpe and other more experienced officers, others are dyed in the wool Upper Class Twits usually with a healthy dose of snobbery.
    Source: Literature / Sharpe
  • The Vamp In Corsair, Canale is treated as a vamp by a lot of characters, almost all of whom are trying to defer their guilt to him because they refuse to accept that their desire for him is their fault.
    Source: The Vamp
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