Dictionary entry

Demur (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

De‐mur″, v. t. 1. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.

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.

He demands a fee,

And then demurs me with a vain delay. Quarles.