favorise

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A form of favorize — To favor especially or unduly.

OriginEnglish favor ← Middle English favour ← Old French favor →
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Meanings

verbfavorise (third-person singular simple present favorises, present participle favorising, simple past and past participle favorised)

present singular third person favorises · participle present favorising · participle past favorised · past favorised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of favorize.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
advantage

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂weh₁yetider.?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰew-der.?
  5. Latinfaveō
  6. Latinfavor
  7. Old Frenchfavor
  8. Middle Englishfavour
  9. Englishfavor
  10. Englishfavorise

From favor + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

favorise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favorise

MLA

“favorise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favorise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “favorise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favorise.

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