prediligere
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”)