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defray

verb

/dɪˈfreɪ/

Meaning

to provide money to pay the costs of something

The grant will help defray the cost of education.

defray the expenses

pay, cover, finance, fund, subsidize

owe, charge, default

defray the costs, defray expenses, defray the charges

to not succeed in achieving something; to be unsuccessful

To come forth, appear, or arise from something

to install someone on a throne or to give someone high status

to cover or enclose something with a protective layer, usually plastic

to reach a destination; to come to a place

to obstruct; to prevent passage or progress