Defer and Fail

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Defer

Defer verb - To assign to a later time.
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Fail and defer are semantically related in neglect topic. In some cases you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Defer".
Nearby Words: deference, deferred, deferment, deferral, deferring

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.
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Defer and fail are semantically related in neglect topic. Sometimes you can use "Defer" instead a verb "Fail".
Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

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time defer time fail time
way defer way fail way
attempts defer attempts fail attempts
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