differren
Middle English
/diˈfɛrən/, /diˈfɛrən/
verb
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French differer derived from Latin differō (differ, defer, put off, carry apart).
Origin
Latin
differō
Gloss
differ, defer, put off, carry apart
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- defer English
- deferment English
- deferrable English
- deferral English
- deferrer English
- deferrest English
- deferreth English
- differ English
- difference English
- different English
- differentiation English
- differest English
- differeth English
- overdefer English
- differō Latin
- dilatio Latin
- dēferēns Latin
- differire Italian
- différer French
- diferir Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- diferir Portuguese
- defferent Middle English
- differen Middle English
- difference Middle English
- different Middle English
- differently Middle English
- differryng Middle English
- difference Old French
- different Old French
- differer Old French
- diferir Catalan, Valencian
- diferar Ido