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differ

dif·fer [ díffər ] (past and past participle dif·fered, present participle dif·fer·ing, 3rd person present singular dif·fers)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. be unlike: to be dissimilar or unlike
new models that differ greatly from the early prototypes

2. disagree: to have different opinions about something
We agreed to differ.

[14th century. Via French, "differ, defer" < Latin differre "differ" < ferre "carry"]

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