v. Simple past tense and past participle of prefer.
adj. favoured
n. Preferred stock.
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adj. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
adj. more desirable than another
Word Usage
"Eviscerate is the term preferred by feminists and other right-minded people to emasculate, as it is gender neutral and has the added advantage of not insulting those of us who are non-masculine by nature."