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