defer to sb/sth
formal— phrasal verb with defer uk/dɪˈfɜːr/us/dɪˈfɝː/verb [ T ] -rr-
to allow someone or something to make decisions for you or tell you what to do because of your respect for them or because of their higher rank, authority, knowledge, etc.:
I have to defer to my boss on important decisions.
I defer to (= accept) your judgment.
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Showing respect and admiration
- admiration
- admire
- admiring
- awe
- awestruck
- glory
- hero worship
- honorific
- honour
- idolatry
- idolize
- impress
- recognition
- regard
- reverential
- salute
- sb deserves a medal idiom
- sit
- sit at the feet of sb idiom
- stan
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Accepting & agreeing reluctantly