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Defer seems to ambiguously capture both snooze and delegate.
by orky56 11y ago
Defer seems to ambiguously capture both snooze and delegate.
- robotresearcher 11y agoDefer only means to put off until later. There's no delegate meaning. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/defer http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/defer
- orky56 11y ago2nd definition further down has this: verb (used without object), deferred, deferring. 1. to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion (usually followed by to): We all defer to him in these matters.
- robotresearcher 11y agoOK I agree that's closer to delegate, while not the same. You couldn't substitute 'delegate' into that sentence, for example.