prediligere
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin praedīligere (“to esteem before others”), from prae- (“before”) + dis- (“apart; utterly”) + legere (“to choose”). By surface analysis, pre- + diligere.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
predilìgere (first-person singular present predilìgo, first-person singular past historic predilèssi, past participle predilètto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to prefer, have predilection for
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of predilìgere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms[edit]
- diligere (“to respect”)
- predilezione (“partiality, predilection, taste”)
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