differ

Differ is defined as to be unlike or to disagree.

(verb)

An example of two things that differ are an apple and a brownie.

See differ in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

Origin: ME differen < OFr differer < L differre, to carry apart, differ < dis-, apart + ferre, to bring, bear

See differ in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb dif·fered, dif·fer·ing, dif·fers

To be dissimilar or unlike in nature, quality, amount, or form: Ambition differs from greed.
To be of a different opinion; disagree: The critic differed with the author on several facts.
Obsolete To quarrel; dispute.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English differren

Origin: , from Old French differer

Origin: , from Latin differre, to differ, delay

Origin: : dis-, apart; see dis-

Origin: + ferre, to carry; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots

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