differren
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Old French differer, diferer, from Latin differō.
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differren
- To postpone or defer; to do later than was planned.
- (rare) To differ; to be dissimilar from.
- (rare) To avoid thinking about; to block from thought.
- (rare) To block or halt; to cause to stop.
- (rare) To make different or dissimilar from.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of differren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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References edit
- “differren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-31.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Middle French déférer, from Latin dēferō.
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differren
- (Late Middle English, rare) To send to one's superiors; to refer for judgement.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of differren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- defer (Etymology 2)
References edit
- “dēfēren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-31.