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verb (used without object)
1.
to make objection, especially 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 linger; hesitate.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English demuren < Anglo-French demurer, Old French demorer < Latin dēmorārī to linger, equivalent to dē- de- + morārī to delay, derivative of mora delay
1175–1225; Middle English demuren < Anglo-French demurer, Old French demorer < Latin dēmorārī to linger, equivalent to dē- de- + morārī to delay, derivative of mora delay
Related forms
de·mur·ra·ble, adjective
un·de·mur·ring, adjective
Synonyms
5. scruple, qualm, misgiving.
5. scruple, qualm, misgiving.
Antonyms
1. agree, accede.
1. agree, accede.
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Example Sentences
- There was no reason for demur; there was no law against it.
- Others may wish to demur.
- Told that most readers would demur, she smiles.
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Word Origin & History
demur
early 13c., "to linger, tarry," from O.Fr. demorer "delay, retard," from L. demorari, from de- + morari "to delay," from mora "a pause, delay." Main modern sense of "raise objections" is first attested 1630s.
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