privilege
verb/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/
/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they privilege | /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it privileges | /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒɪz/ /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple privileged | /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/ /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/ |
| past participle privileged | /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/ /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form privileging | /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- privilege somebody/something to give somebody/something special rights or advantages that others do not have synonym favour
- education policies that privilege the children of wealthy parents
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin privilegium ‘bill or law affecting an individual’, from privus ‘private’ + lex, leg- ‘law’.
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