favorecer

Favorecer is a Spanish verb that means to cause someone or something to receive a benefit, to promote or support, or to be favorable to a situation or outcome. It is used transitively with a person, a group, a project, or conditions, and can describe actions that help, assist, or enhance chances of success. The sense can be both concrete (improving a circumstance) and abstract (creating favorable conditions).

Etymology and usage notes indicate that favoreer derives from Latin favēre, “to be favorable,” with the productive -ecer suffix that forms verbs in Spanish. In modern usage, favorece often collocates with phrases like favorecer a alguien (to favor someone), favorecer un plan (to promote a plan), or favorecer las condiciones (to improve the conditions).

Conjugation and forms: Favorecer is an -er verb with a regular stem in most tenses but a spelling change in the first person singular present indicative. The present indicative is favorezco, favoreces, favorece, favorecemos, favorecéis, favorecen. The preterite is favorecí, favoreciste, favoreció, favorecimos, favorecisteis, favorecieron. The past participle is favorecido, and the gerund is favoreciendo. There are no highly irregular forms beyond the yo form in the present tense.

See also: synonyms include beneficiar, ayudar, promover, propiciar; antonyms include perjudicar, obstaculizar. The expression estar a favor de, though related to approval, uses a different construction than favorecer.