v. 25B6; verb
I prefer white wine to red : LIKE BETTER, would rather (have), would sooner (have), favour, be more partial to; choose, select, pick, opt for, go for, plump for.
(formal) do you want to prefer charges? : BRING, press, file, lodge, lay.
(archaic) he was preferred to the post : PROMOTE, upgrade, raise, elevate.