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DEFRAY
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they defray ... he / she / it defrays
Past simple: defrayed
Past participle: defrayed
-ing form: defraying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bear the expenses of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "defray" is one way to...):
pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
defrayal; defrayment (the act of paying money)
