- demurred
- de·mur || dɪ'mÉœË n. hesitation; objection v. object, protest; hesitate
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Demurred — Demur De*mur , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Demurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demurring}.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger, stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de + morari to delay, tarry, stay, mora delay; prob. originally, time for thinking,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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demur — [[t]dɪmɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] demurs, demurring, demurred 1) VERB If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. [FORMAL] Hunt wanted to know, would I be prepared to take over the whole… … English dictionary
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demur — demurrable, adj. /di merr /, v., demurred, demurring, n. v.i. 1. to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred. 2. Law. to interpose a demurrer. 3. Archaic. to… … Universalium
demur — de|mur1 [dıˈmə: US ˈmə:r] v past tense and past participle demurred present participle demurring [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: demorer, from [i]Latin morari to stay, delay ] to express doubt about or opposition to a plan or suggestion ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
