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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Differ \Dif"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Differed}; p. pr & vb
n. {Differing}.] [L. differre dif- = dis- + ferre to bear,
carry: cf F. diff['e]rer. See 1st {Bear}, and cf {Defer},
{Delay}.]
1. To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be
distinguished; -- with from
One star differeth from another star in glory. --1
Cor. xv 41.
Minds differ, as rivers differ. --Macaulay.
2. To be of unlike or opposite opinion; to disagree in
sentiment; -- often with from or with
3. To have a difference, cause of variance, or quarrel; to
dispute; to contend.
We 'll never differ with a crowded pit. --Rowe.
Syn: To vary; disagree; dissent; dispute; contend; oppose;
wrangle.
Usage: -- To {Differ with}, {Differ from}. Both differ from
and aiffer with are used in reference to opinions; as
``I differ from you or with you in that opinion.''''
In all other cases, expressing simple unlikeness,
differ from is used as these two persons or things
differ entirely from each other
Severely punished, not for differing from us in
opinion, but for committing a nuisance.
--Macaulay.
Davidson, whom on a former occasion we quoted,
to differ from him --M. Arnold.
Much as I differ from him concerning an
essential part of the historic basis of
religion. --Gladstone.
I differ with the honorable gentleman on that
point. --Brougham.
If the honorable gentleman differs with me on
that subject, I differ as heartily with him and
shall always rejoice to differ. --Canning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Differ \Dif"fer\, v. t.
To cause to be different or unlike; to set at variance. [R.]
But something 'ts that differs thee and me --Cowley.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
differ
v 1: be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"
[ant: {equal}]
2: be at loggerheads; "I beg to differ!" [syn: {disagree}, {take
issue}] [ant: {agree}]
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