Defer and Suffer

Defer

Defer verb - To assign to a later time.

Suffer and defer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suffer" instead a verb "Defer".

Suffer

Suffer verb - To come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it.

Defer and suffer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defer" instead a verb "Suffer".

Nearby Words: suffering, sufferance, sufferer

Common collocations

time defer time suffer time
way defer way suffer way
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