Defer (verb)

1. Put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.
2. Submit humbly to (a person or a person's wishes or qualities).
3. Delegate to someone else.

Origin:

Origin: middle english (in the sense ‘put off (until a later time)’): from old french differer ‘defer or differ’, from latin differre ‘carry away, postpone’, from dis- ‘apart’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’.

Examples:

1. The meeting was deferred until next week due to a scheduling conflict.
2. He chose to defer to his boss's opinion on the matter.
3. She deferred her responsibilities to her assistant while she was away on vacation.