demur

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  1. intransitive verb To voice opposition; object: demurred at the suggestion. See Synonyms at object.
  2. intransitive verb Law To enter a demurrer.
  3. intransitive verb To delay.
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  • Dor started to demur, then realized that the day was getting late. —  Castle Roogna
  • Charlie has begun to demur, and   intends to write you a letter. —  Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions, v2
  • She made no demur, any temptation to impatience overridden by curiosity, by her determination to know all of what he felt for her, all of what he might reveal to her of his desire—for her, for what they, together, could conjure between them. —  Stephanie Laurens - The Ideal Bride
  • You are wanted at once at the office--you had better come with me now George followed his guide without demur, and was conducted to the orderly room. —  Under the Rebel's Reign
  • After some demur, they agreed to accept his liberal offer, and sent a messenger, Tome Hernandez, to express their willingness to come on board. —  Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold
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  1. Middle English demuren, to delay, from Anglo-Norman demurer, from Latin dēmorārī : dē-, de- + morārī, to delay (from mora, delay).

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  1. Early modern English also demurre; from Middle English *demoren, demcoren, demeren, from Old French demorer, demourer, demurer, demeurer, French démeurer = Provencal Spanish Portuguese demorar = Italian dimorare, from Latin demorari, delay, retard, from de + morari, delay, from mora, hesitation, delay.
  2. Early modern English also demurre, demeure; from Old French demor, demour, demeur, masculine, demore, demeure, feminine, stop, delay; from the verb.
 

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