favor

I. v. a.

1.

Countenance, befriend, encourage, patronize.

2.

Approve, be in favor of, regard with favor.

3.

Facilitate, make easier, be favorable or propitious to.

4.

Support, aid, help, assist.

5.

Humor, indulge, spare, ease, palliate, extenuate, represent favorably or in a favorable light.

6.

Resemble, look like, be like.

II. n.

1.

Kindness, friendliness, countenance, grace, kind regard, good-will, propitious aspect.

2.

Benefit, kindness, act of grace, good deed, kind act, friendly turn.

3.

Patronage, championship, support.

4.

Letter, epistle, communication.

5.

Gift, present, token of good-will, love-token.

6.

Decoration, knot, rosette, bunch of ribbons.

7.

Leave, permission, pardon, good-will.

8.

Advantage, protection, cover.

9.

(Law.) Bias, partiality, prejudice.