Definition:
- (v. t.) To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc.
- (v. t.) To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to surpass.
- (v. t.) To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.
- (v. t.) To set above or before something else in estimation, favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed by to, before, or above.
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choose vs. prefer
like vs. prefer
prefer vs. rater
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favorable vs. prefer
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dignify vs. prefer
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habit vs. prefer
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