To select and take or approve.
To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.
To beat an opponent ten times in a row.
To look upon fondly; to prefer.
To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
To use more often.
To encourage, conduce to
To treat with care.
A small gift; a party favor.
Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
Partiality; bias
Goodwill; benevolent regard.
The object of regard; person or thing favoured.