"favouring" in the verb sense
1. favor, favour
treat gently or carefully
2. privilege, favor, favour
bestow a privilege upon
3. prefer, favor, favour
promote over another
"he favors his second daughter"
4. favor, favour
consider as the favorite
"The local team was favored"
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