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prefer

pre.fer \pri-'f*r\ vt or pre.ferred;  or pre.fer.ring [ME preferren, fr. MF 
   preferer, fr. L praeferre to put before], prefer, fr. prae- + ferre to 
   carry - more at BEAR archaic  1: to promote or advance to a rank or 
   position  2: to choose or esteem above another  3: to give (a creditor) 
   priority  archaic  4: to put or set forward or before someone : RECOMMEND  
   5: to bring or lay (as a complaint) against  6: to bring forward or lay 
   before one for consideration  - pre.fer.rer n