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Definition of demur verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

demur

verb

NAmE//dɪˈmər//

[intransitive] (+ speech) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they demur

he / she / it demurs

past simple demurred

-ing form demurring

to say that you do not agree with something or that you refuse to do something At first she demurred, but then finally agreed.

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