| Defray 1. (v. t.) To pay or discharge; as to defray debt, expenses, costs, etc. 2. (v. t.) To avert or appease, as by paying off; to satisfy; as, to defray wrath. Thesaurus Entries acknowledge, bear the expense, chip in, clear, cover, defray expenses, discharge, finance, foot the bill, fund, go Dutch, honor a bill, liquidate, meet, pay, pay for, pay the bill, pay the piper, redeem, reimburse, settle, stand the costs |