De*mur" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Demurred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Demurring.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger, stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay, tarry, stay, mora delay; prob. originally, time for thinking, reflection, and akin to memor mindful. See Memory.]
1.
To linger; to stay; to tarry.
[Obs.]
Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp.
Nicols.
2.
To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit to demur.
Hayward.
3.
To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement.
4. Law
To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.
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De*mur", v. t.
1.
To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.
[Obs.]
The latter I demur, for in their looks
Much reason, and in their actions, oft appears.
Milton.
2.
To cause delay to; to put off.
[Obs.]
He demands a fee,
And then demurs me with a vain delay.
Quarles.
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De*mur", n. [OF. demor, demore, stay, delay. See Demur, v. i.]
Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
All my demurs but double his attacks;
At last he whispers, "Do; and we go snacks."
Pope.
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