"favored" in the verb sense
1. prefer, favor, favour
promote over another
"he favors his second daughter"
2. favor, favour
consider as the favorite
"The local team was favored"
3. favor, favour
treat gently or carefully
4. privilege, favor, favour
bestow a privilege upon
"favored" in the adjective sense
1. favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
"the favored child"
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