demur

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
demur /dɪˈməː/

▶verb (demurs, demurring, demurred) raise doubts or objections; show reluctance. ▶noun the action of demurring: they accepted this ruling without demur.

– derivatives
demurral noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. demourer (v.), demeure (n.), based on L. de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’.

'demur' also found in these Oxford entries:

demure - demurrer

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demur (hesitate) - obsolete?
demur + prep.?
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