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Collocations for deference - noun

ADJECTIVE

great

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VERB + deference

accord, give, grant, show, treat sb with
The actress was accorded all the deference of a visiting celebrity.
Why do you treat your boss with such deference?
owe (to) sb

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PREPOSITION

in of deference to, out of deference to
The traditional menu was changed in deference to Western tastes.
with deference
She spoke with great deference.
deference to, deference towards/toward
deference towards/toward your elders

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