[dif.fer] vi dif.fered ; dif.fer.ing [ME, fr. MF or L; MF differer to postpone, be different, fr. L differre, fr. dis- + ferre to carry--more at bear] (14c) 1 a: to be unlike or distinct in nature, form, or characteristics "the law of one state ~s from that of another" b: to change from time to time or from one instance to another: vary "the number of cookies in a box may ~"
2: to be of unlike or opposite opinion: disagree "they ~ on religious matters"