probate vs defer

probate is a noun but defer is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
probate	Yes	No	Yes	No
defer	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, defer is a hypernym of probate; that is, defer is a word with a broader meaning than probate:

Other hypernyms of probate include hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table.

probate (noun)	defer (noun)
the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate

probate (verb)	defer (verb)
establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)	yield to another's wish or opinion
put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence	hold back to a later time