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  1. favor
    [ˈfāvər]
    verb
    favoring (present participle)
    1. feel or show approval or preference for:
      "slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favor"
      • (favor someone with)
        (often used in polite requests) give someone (something that they want):
        "please favor me with an answer"
        • informal
          resemble (a parent or other relative) in facial features:
          "she's pretty, and she favors you"
          Similar:
          look like
          be like
          be similar to
          remind one of
          • treat (an injured limb) gently, not putting one's full weight on it:
            "he favors his sore leg"
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            verb
            ˈfāvər
            Tone

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            Origin
            Middle English (in the noun sense ‘liking, preference’): via Old French from Latin favor, from favere ‘show kindness to’ (related to fovere ‘cherish’).
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