favoritize
favoritize · favoritizes · favoritized · favoritizing
To make a favorite ofTo make a favorite of; to give preference to.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make a favorite of; to give preference to.
(intransitive)To play favorites.
(proscribed, rare)To favor; to encourage.
Origin
From favorite + -ize.From favorite + -ize.
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Forms
favoritizes, favoritizing, favoritized, favoritized| Base form | favoritize · to favoritize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | favoritizes |
| Present participle | favoritizing |
| Past simple | favoritized |
| Past participle | favoritized |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.