Main Entry:

de·fray

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈfrā, dē-\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle French deffroyer, from des- de- + frayer to expend, from Old French, from frais, plural of fret, frait expenditure, literally, damage by breaking, from Latin fractum, neuter of fractus, past participle of frangere to break — more at break

Date:

1536

1: to provide for the payment of : pay2archaic : to bear the expenses of

— de·fray·able \-ə-bəl\ adjective

— de·fray·al \-ˈfrā(-ə)l\ noun