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Что (кто) такое Defray - определение
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Defray
·vt To avert or appease, as by paying off; to Satisfy; as, to defray wrath.
II. Defray ·vt To pay or discharge; to serve in payment of; to provide for, as a charge, debt, expenses, costs, ·etc.
defray
(defrays, defraying, defrayed)
If you defray someone's costs or expenses, you give them money which represents the amount that they have spent, for example while they have been doing something for you or acting on your behalf. (FORMAL)
The government has committed billions toward defraying the costs of the war.
VERB: V n
defray
[d?'fre?]
¦ verb provide money to pay (a cost).
Derivatives
defrayable adjective
defrayal noun
defrayment noun
Origin
ME: from Fr. defrayer, from de- + obs. frai 'cost, expenses'.
defray
v. a.
Pay, discharge, settle, bear.
fray
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The Fray (disambiguation); Fray (disambiguation)
(frays, fraying, frayed)
1.
If something such as cloth or rope frays, or if something frays it, its threads or fibres start to come apart from each other and spoil its appearance.
The fabric is very fine or frays easily...
The stitching had begun to fray at the edges...
Her washing machine tends to fray edges on intricate designs.
...fraying edges in the stair carpet...
He wore frayed jeans and cowboy shirts.
VERB: V, V at n, V n, V-ing, V-ed
2.
If your nerves or your temper fray, or if something frays them, you become nervous or easily annoyed because of mental strain and anxiety.
Tempers began to fray as the two teams failed to score...
This kind of living was beginning to fray her nerves.
VERB: V, V n
3.
The fray is an exciting or challenging activity, situation, or argument that you are involved in.
There will have to be a second round of voting when new candidates can enter the fray...
He would be inspiring young people to get into the political fray.
N-SING: the N
Defrayed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Defray.
fray
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The Fray (disambiguation); Fray (disambiguation)
fray1
¦ verb
1. (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge.
2. (of a person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain.
Origin
ME: from OFr. freiier, from L. fricare 'to rub'.
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fray2
¦ noun (the fray) a situation of intense competitive activity.
?a battle or fight.
Origin
ME: from archaic fray 'to quarrel', from affray 'startle', from Anglo-Norman Fr. afrayer (see affray).
fray
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The Fray (disambiguation); Fray (disambiguation)
n. to enter, join the fray
Defraying
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Defray.
