defray
verb (used with object)
to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.).
has defrayed
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present perfectof defray (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The reformer talked to the poet about this grand Hebrew poesy, which, according to M. Villemain's impression, "has defrayed in sublime coin the demands of human imagination."
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 by Robert Black
A peasant may now, if he wishes, cease to be a member of the Commune altogether, as soon as he has defrayed all his outstanding obligations.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
"You need not be at all anxious on that score, Mr. Dole, as my friend here has defrayed the whole cost of the work; but let us go into the church together."
From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Walter Field
