deferir

Senses

1. 1.

   to grant, to approve

   to officially approve or grant a request, petition, or application

2. 2.

   to defer to, to comply with

   to accept or comply with someone's wishes or demands

Examples

• "O juiz deferiu o pedido de habeas corpus."

  The judge granted the habeas corpus petition.

• "A universidade deferiu minha matrícula no curso de medicina."

  The university approved my enrollment in the medical program.

• "O gerente deferiu a solicitação de férias do funcionário."

  The manager approved the employee's vacation request.

Usage

Formal/legal register, commonly used in administrative and judicial contexts. The opposite is "indeferir" (to deny/reject). Often appears in official documents with collocations like "deferir o pedido" (grant the request) or "deferir a solicitação" (approve the application).