See Also: differ(medicine)
differ(1)(dictionary)
differ(2)(dictionary)
differ(dictionary)

differ(2) (iou)



differ verb. See also DEFER verb1. LME.
[Old & mod. French differer differ, (also) defer, from Latin differre, from DIF- + ferre carry.]
I.
See DEFER verb1. LME.
II.
verb trans. Separate from each other in qualities; make dissimilar, different, or distinct; cause to vary; differentiate (one thing from another). Now rare. LME.
W. Faulkner That thin clear quenchless lucidity which alone differed him from this bear.
verb intrans. Be of a variant or contrasting nature or inclination; be unlike, distinct, or various. (Foll. by from.) LME.
G. Greene If we had believed in sin, our behaviour would hardly have differed. H. L. Mencken If they differ from the rest it is only in the superior impudence and shamelessness of their false pretenses. I. Asimov The varying patterns in wall and floor covering and the differing designs in tableware.
verb intrans. Be at variance; hold opposed or contrasting views on a subject; disagree. (Foll. by from, with.) M16.
agree to differ: see AGREE verb 10.
J. H. Newman She may..differ from me in opinion. C. Ives Geniuses..differ as to what is beautiful and what is ugly..but they all agree that beauty is better than ugliness.
verb intrans. Express disagreement; dispute; quarrel (with). E17-M18.