defers
de-fers
verb
Puts off an action or event to a later time; postpones.
"The committee defers its decision until next month."
verb
Submits respectfully to another's opinion, wishes, or authority.
"She always defers to her elder sister's advice."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: give in, submit, accede, bow, remit, put over, set back, table, prorogue, hold over, shelve, put off