释义 |
preferentiate, v. rare.|-ˈrɛnʃɪeɪt| [f. as preference + -ate3 7, after differentiate.] intr. To display preference, give preferential treatment; trans. to treat with preference.
1903Blackw. Mag. Oct. 565/1 We must have a fiscal policy and a tariff suited to the occasion before we can preferentiate, differentiate, or retaliate. |