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defray

de.fray \di-'fra-\ \-'fra-*-b*l\ \-'fra-(-*)l\ vt [MF deffrayer, fr. des- 
   de- + frayer to expend, fr. OF, fr. (]assumed) OF frai expenditure, lit., 
   damage by breaking, fr. L fractum, neut. of fractus, pp. of frangere to 
   break 1: to pay or to provide for the payment of  archaic  2: to bear the 
   expenses of  - de.fray.able aj