refavourrefavorv.
/riːˈfeɪvə/, U.S. /ˌriˈfeɪvər/ rare.
transitive. To favour again or further.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > blow (a blast) (of the wind [verb (transitive)] > be favourable to > again
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1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 423 Vpon the seauenth day the winds refauouring vs, wee safely arriued at London.
1855 Musical World 33 214/1 She also sang it better, and was rewarded with a modicum of applause, which induced her to re-favour us with a morçeau.
1999 F. Gaffikin & M. Morrissey City Visions i. 20 Residential choice decisions also are now re-favouring cities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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