défrayer

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See also: defrayer

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dé- +‎ frayer, a rare verb derived from frais (expenses).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

défrayer

  1. to defray (someone's expenses)

Conjugation[edit]

This is a regular -er verb as far as pronunciation is concerned, but as with other verbs in -ayer (such as payer and essayer, the <y> of its stem may optionally be written as <i> when it precedes a silent <e> (compare verbs in -eyer, which never have this spelling change, and verbs in -oyer and -uyer, which always have it; verbs in -ayer belong to either group, according to the writer's preference).

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