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What is another word for
defer to
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To submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law)
(
of a proposal
)
To agree or consent to
To show respect or deference to, typically in a self-abasing way
To regard with great respect or esteem
To fit in with the wishes or needs of
To pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favor
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▲
Verb
▲
To submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law)
acquiesce
submit
obey
bow to
surrender to
yield to
give in to
serve
heed
carry out the orders of
submit to
succumb to
truckle to
cave in to
do what you are told by
answer to
do what someone says
give way to
be dutiful to
be ruled by
take orders from
carry follow the orders of
accept orders from
yield
surrender
capitulate
cry uncle
cave in
give in
hoist the white flag
roll over and play dead
succumb
“I'll
defer to
the wine waiter to bring appropriate bottles at regular intervals.”
Verb
▲
(
of a proposal
)
To agree or consent to
accept
respect
follow
go along with
abide by
acknowledge
agree to
comply with
consent to
heed
recognise
UK
recognize
US
accede to
adhere to
adopt
assent to
conform to
endorse
honor
US
honour
UK
observe
accord to
acquiesce in
acquiesce to
agree with
approve of
concur with
cooperate with
embrace
grant
mind
pay heed to
support
fall in with
take heed of
fall in line with
give in to
stick by
act in accordance with
be in accordance with
be in conformity with
shake on
go with
obey
submit to
fulfil
UK
keep to
fulfill
US
yield to
keep
uphold
stick to
comply
stand by
pay attention to
satisfy
meet
bow to
toe the line
carry out
goose-step to
agree
perform
cooperate
stick with
live by
be guided by
accede
acquiesce
execute
conform
hold to
cave in to
keep faith with
do as told
don't rock the boat
knuckle under
play ball
allow
note
consent
redeem
complete
implement
regard
fill
come around to
act according to
make good on
concur in
knuckle to
acquiesce with
fit in with
accord with
stay in line
play the game
adjust to
be true to
act upon
respond to
concur
yield
go with the flow
permit
assent
discharge
watch
have regard to
concede to
bear out
take as guide
answer
take as a guide
show willingness
be in agreement with
see through
measure up to
live up to
act on
make it through
go by
be bound by
get through
go through with
match
follow through with
back
follow orders
be heedful of
remain faithful to
make good
be governed by
sanction
listen to
warrant
defer
keep to the rules
adapt to
stick to the rules
go by the book
do what one is told
adhere to the rules
play by the rules
accommodate to
be dutiful to
abide by the rules
comply with the rules
match up to
observe the rules
act in accordance with the rules
be ruled by
obey the rules
kowtow to
don't make waves
conform with
play it by the book
follow the rules
play along
go along with the plan
toe the mark
bow down to
play along with
bear in mind
give allegiance to
take to heart
approve
okay
undertake
engage
comprobate
astipulate
relent
relent to
back down
give the nod
roll over and play dead
come round to
give carte blanche
say yes
throw in the towel
enter into
be game for
surrender to
give your blessing
give the green light
back down to
come round
give the go-ahead
give way to
hold
effectuate
take notice of
consecrate
sanctify
admit
concede
confess
own
appreciate
realize
US
reveal
profess
see
affirm
cognize
know
perceive
fess up
be aware of
realise
UK
be conscious of
avow
certify
attest to
own up to
'fess up
let on
come clean
take something on board
take on board
open up
take an oath
own up
be wise to
cop a plea
come out of closet
subscribe to
duly note
declare
disclose
state
divulge
assert
proclaim
aver
announce
confirm
maintain
tell
claim
allege
avouch
asseverate
spill
insist
make known
understand
utter
attest
guarantee
contend
swear
pronounce
unveil
get off your chest
be cognizant of
apprehend
grasp
comprehend
purport
protest
discern
express
get
make public
blurt out
lay down
testify
uncover
betray
say
expose
leak
discover
vouch
sympathize with
predicate
bare
give away
validate
ratify
sense
make out
take
let out
come out with
lay bare
let the cat out of the bag
savvy
grok
fathom
verify
pledge
narrate
sympathize
US
register
sympathise
UK
reassert
reaffirm
accord
post
communicate
vow
dig
blurt
authenticate
identify with
relate to
broadcast
argue
confide
sing
be sensitive to
be alive to
empathize with
depose
unbosom
commiserate with
be able to see
notify
inform
spill the beans about
bring to light
explain
blow the lid off
tell all
let slip
tell the truth
make a clean breast of
come out of the closet
accept blame
come clean about
accept responsibility
let on about
bring out into the open
spill the beans
admit guilt
admit as true
cede
suppose
conceive
take in
vouch for
cop
assimilate
identify
empathise with
absorb
sympathise with
promise
ditto
compromise
compass
catch
seize
intuit
behold
accept the validity of
acknowledge the validity of
admit the validity of
decipher
decode
twig
uncloak
submit
make clean breast
allow to be valid
show
tumble to
exhibit
prove
cotton to
catch on to
corroborate
buttress
substantiate
display
disburden
stress
voice
speak
cave in
unearth
cotton on to
empathise
UK
open your heart
unbosom oneself
play ball with
spill all
confide in
out with it
let your hair down
convey
witness
move
debunk
resign oneself to
undress
opine
represent
cite
propound
nail
read
advance
asservate
pass
repeat
render
advocate
allegate
unclothe
deliver
unmask
squeal
speak out
bring forward
give testimony
put forward
bear witness
show up
blow the whistle on
are aware of
take account
accommodate
snitch
manifest
relate
evince
be alert to
publish
contract
indicate
talk
empathize
US
chime in
have
favour
UK
lay open
throw out
welcome
receive
countenance
gain
burst out with
bring out
entertain
favor
US
spill your guts about
settle for
be happy with
compromise on
make do with
impart
tell the truth about
confess to
carry the can
admit to
acknowledge that
make a clean breast of it
plead guilty
fess
release
disseminate
babble
feel compassionate towards
pity
be united
publicize
US
air
report
unfold
be conscious that
be aware that
tell all about
circulate
be as one
be in sympathy
show compassion for
be with you
squeal about
make a clean breast
spill your guts
sound off
clue in
be as one man
be down with
cough
blab
vouchsafe
cop to
bring into the open
cough up
let drop
pass on
give out
talk about
publicise
UK
let fall
blow the gaff on
bring out into open
give the show away
break the news
bring to public attention
put cards on table
go public with
dish the dirt
take the lid off
get out of your system
give the low-down
bring to public notice
give the game away
go public on
blow the gaff
take the wraps off
blow wide open
go into details
take account of
see eye to eye
fess up to
be of the same mind
be of the same opinion
authorize
US
legalize
US
enact
OK
legalise
UK
give approval to
rubber-stamp
authorise
UK
say yes to
sign
give the OK
put into effect
give the thumbs up
soapbox
stump
spout
spiel
constate
cross heart
say so
declare publicly
acknowledge publicly
talk big
swear on bible
act as if
make a public declaration of
swear up and down
get on soapbox
blow hot air
come out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To show respect or deference to, typically in a self-abasing way
genuflect
grovel
kowtow
snivel
fawn
respect
toady
abase yourself
behave obsequiously
bow to
humble oneself
be obsequious
be servile
brown-nose
show respect for
lick someone's boots
crawl
truckle
bootlick
blandish
creep
woo
cower
court
pander
flatter
wheedle
humor
US
humour
UK
suck up
curry favor with
US
suck up to
butter up
cater to
fall all over
be sycophantic
curry favour with
UK
play up to
kiss one's feet
ingratiate oneself with
throw oneself at someone's feet
soft-soap
be all over
apple-polish
cringe
quail
implore
revere
pamper
rub up the right way
make up to
eat crow
eat dirt
demean oneself
make much of
dance attendance on
brownnose
prostrate oneself
fuss
bow
defer
submit
yield
fangirl
fanboy
be sycophantic to
praise to excess
pay court to
cave in to
kowtow to
be obsequious to
curry favor
US
fall on one's knees
fall over oneself for
be at beck and call
praise to the skies
curry favour
UK
pay court
smoodge to
kneel before
be servile to
smarm around
crawl to
creep to
grovel before
sing the praises of
lay it on
truckle to
honey up
cringe before
bow and scrape before
abase oneself before
sweet-talk
toady to
abase oneself
buddy up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To regard with great respect or esteem
honour
UK
honor
US
respect
esteem
value
admire
appreciate
idealise
UK
idealize
US
adulate
idolise
UK
idolize
US
prize
revere
reverence
worship
adore
cherish
glorify
lionise
UK
lionize
US
venerate
deify
exalt
hallow
heroize
hold in great respect
hold in high esteem
look up to
regard highly
think highly of
have a high regard for
hold in high regard
hold in admiration
put on a pedestal
have a high opinion of
hero-worship
love
treasure
magnify
apotheosize
regard
enjoy
approve of
pay homage to
think much of
set great store by
hold in esteem
hold in awe
set store by
pay homage
be in awe of
hold in the highest regard
praise
extol
hold dear
laud
embrace
canonize
US
canonise
UK
dote on
value highly
stand in awe of
think the world of
elevate
relish
care for
aggrandize
be devoted to
rate
pray to
rate highly
like
value greatly
sanctify
appreciate greatly
love dearly
care very much for
feel great affection for
place great value on
acclaim
recognize
US
marvel at
attach importance to
extol the virtues of
bow down to
offer prayers to
pay tribute to
hold sacred
recognise
UK
sing praises to
bow down before
dote upon
think very highly of
be smitten with
very much like
hold high
favour
UK
favor
US
idolatrize
besaint
bow to
embosom
celebrate
applaud
regard with awe
hail
commend
set much store by
hold in respect
wonder at
think a lot of
be fond of
make into a saint
nurture
support
consecrate
be awed by
approve
enthrone
consider
beatify
really like
be crazy about
immortalize
US
flatter
bow down
worship to excess
divinize
want
encourage
valorize
sanction
endorse
apostheosize
sing hyms to
chant to
be wild about
fancy
apprize
have a predilection for
have a penchant for
have a proclivity for
immortalise
UK
dread
take pleasure in
think well of
be intimidated by
hold in regard
take off hat to
gush
fawn
fear
brown-nose
kiss one's feet
fall all over
be sweet on
be nuts about
love intensely
be mad for
go for
be gone on
be mad about
be serious about
fall for
be stuck on
apple polish
more ❯
Verb
▲
To fit in with the wishes or needs of
accommodate
help
aid
assist
oblige
indulge
satisfy
serve
favor
US
favour
UK
gratify
please
support
abet
benefit
humor
US
humour
UK
pamper
comfort
convenience
sustain
cater for
allow for
cooperate with
meet the needs of
meet the wants of
be of service to
bow to
pander to
submit to
find ways to help
fit in with
give a leg up to
lend a hand to
lend a helping hand to
yield to
agree with
do a good turn to
do someone a favour
do someone a service
bend over backwards for
do someone a good turn
advance
succor
US
succour
UK
promote
facilitate
be advantageous to
be to the advantage of
do a kindness to
accept
acknowledge
swallow
implement
take on board
contribute
avail
do a kindness
take it
fit in
meet halfway
make room
gratify the wishes of
come around
meet the wants
go fifty-fifty
put yourself out
fill the bill
roll with it
don't make waves
toe the mark
make a deal
bend over backwards
put yourself out for
be kind enough to
grin and bear it
swim with the tide
profit
advantage
suffice
be of advantage to
answer the needs of
fill the needs of
be of use to
work for
be of use
be adequate
fulfill the needs of
be of advantage
account for the needs of
be useful
be effective
be useful to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favor
court
ingratiate
cultivate
bootlick
flatter
grovel
grovel to
kowtow to
make up to
play up to
soft-soap
sweet-talk
be obsequious towards
be servile towards
be sycophantic towards
blandish
brown-nose
fawn on
fawn over
ingratiate oneself with
toady to
truckle to
abase oneself to
crawl to
creep to
curry favour with
UK
dance attendance on
demean oneself to
pander to
prostrate oneself to
seek the favour of
try to win over
be all over
bow and scrape to
butter up
fall all over
fawn upon
keep someone sweet
suck up to
rub up the right way
curry favour
UK
curry favor
US
curry favor with
US
try to get on the good side of
be obsequious to
be servile to
be sycophantic to
lick someone's boots
smoodge to
submit to
toady
crawl
woo
creep
truckle
fawn
suck up
brownnose
kowtow
apple-polish
be servile
cower
cringe
pander
be obsequious
wheedle
cajole
fuss
pay court to
be sycophantic
kiss one's feet
humble oneself
cater to
behave obsequiously
stroke
humor
US
humour
UK
massage
snivel
fall on one's knees
bow to
pay court
honey up
abase yourself
bow and scrape
lay it on
throw oneself at someone's feet
win the favor of
persuade
kneel
coax
stoop
back-scratch
kiss up to
win over
puff
adulate
prostrate
bend
overpraise
blarney
belaud
inveigle
honey
toe the mark
knuckle under
pay homage
cave in
prostrate oneself
show deference
go along with
give in
do everything for
bow
yield
defer
submit
fanboy
fangirl
soften
talk into
praise to excess
fall over oneself for
bow and scrape before
abase oneself before
cave in to
be at beck and call
praise to the skies
kneel before
smarm around
grovel before
sing the praises of
cringe before
abase oneself
buddy up
build up
prevail on
hero-worship
spread it on
get round
work on
get on the right side of
lay it on thick
quail
implore
revere
pamper
genuflect
oil
patronize
US
eat crow
eat dirt
demean oneself
make much of
show respect for
kiss-up
scratch one's back
kiss the feet of
cherish
patronise
UK
mix with
get in with
run after
associate with
seek out
consort with
keep company with
make advances to
seek the friendship of
seek someone's company
dance attendance upon
shine up to
butter up to
get on the good side of
try to get someone on one's side
try to get on someone's good side
get in someone's good books
praise
charm
glorify
flannel
wax lyrical about
rub the right way
ingratiate yourself
panegyrize
compliment excessively
express admiration for
work over
beslaver
pay tribute to
admire
pay blandishments to
say nice things about
sweeten up
snow
compliment
commend
laud
lay it on with a trowel
cozy up
play up
eat humble pie
humiliate yourself
prostrate oneself before
massage one's ego
himor
apple polish
crouch
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defiance of gravity
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