different between differ vs defer
differ
English
Etymology
From Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differ? (“carry apart, put off, defer; differ”), from dis- (“apart”) + fer? (“carry, bear”). Compare Ancient Greek ??????? (diaphér?). Doublet of defer (etymology 1).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?f?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?f?/
- Rhymes: -?f?(r)
- Hyphenation: dif?fer
Verb
differ (third-person singular simple present differs, present participle differing, simple past and past participle differed)
- (intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:differ
- (intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.
- May 11, 1827, George Canning, Changes in the Administration
- I differ from the honourable baronet on both these subjects
- May 11, 1827, George Canning, Changes in the Administration
- (intransitive) To be separated in quantity.
Derived terms
- agree to differ
- beg to differ
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- differ in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- differ in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- riffed
Latin
Verb
differ
- second-person singular present active imperative of differ?
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defer
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??f??(?)/
- Rhymes: -??(r)
- (US) IPA(key): /d??f?/
- Hyphenation: de?fer
Etymology 1
Originally a variant of (and hence a doublet of) differ; from Middle English differren (“to postpone”), from Old French differer, from Latin differ?.
Verb
defer (third-person singular simple present defers, present participle deferring, simple past and past participle deferred)
- (transitive) To delay or postpone
- (especially more common, historically) to postpone induction into military service.
- (American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
- (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
Derived terms
- deferral
- deferment
Related terms
- differ
Translations
Etymology 2
From late Middle English differren (“to refer for judgement”), from Middle French déférer, from Latin d?fer?.
Verb
defer (third-person singular simple present defers, present participle deferring, simple past and past participle deferred)
- (transitive, intransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
- To render, to offer.
- 1872, Daniel Brevint, Saul and Samuel at Endor
- worship deferred to the Virgin
- 1872, Daniel Brevint, Saul and Samuel at Endor
Derived terms
- deference
Translations
Anagrams
- freed, refed
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?de?.fer/, [?d?e?f?r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?de.fer/, [?d???f?r]
Verb
d?fer
- second-person singular present active imperative of d?fer?
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