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单词 preferentiate
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preferentiatev.

Brit. /ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃɪeɪt/, U.S. /ˌprɛfəˈrɛn(t)ʃiˌeɪt/
Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preferential adj., -ate suffix3.
Etymology: Probably < preferenti- (in preferential adj.) + -ate suffix3, after differentiate v. Compare earlier prefer v. and slightly later preference v.
rare.
1. intransitive. To display preference; to act preferentially.
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1903 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 565/1 We must have a fiscal policy and a tariff suited to the occasion before we can preferentiate, differentiate, or retaliate.
2. transitive. To give preference to.
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1907 N.E.D. at Preferentiate To treat with preference.
2001 Re: 1.000.000 Email posted in Single Delivery Process in list.postfix.users (Usenet newsgroup) 27 Sept. Can I preferentiate the ramdisk over the hardisk?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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