de·fer 2 
(dĭ-fûr)
(dĭ-fûr)v. de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers
v.intr.
To submit to the wish or decision of another, as in recognition of authority. See Synonyms at yield.
v.tr.
To commit or entrust to another: The principal deferred the decision to the school board.
[Middle English deferen, from Old French deferer, from Latin dēferre, to carry away, refer to : dē-, de- + ferre, to carry; see bher-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
de·ferrer n.