sortear

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  • Hyphenation: sor‧te‧ar

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sortear (first-person singular present sorteio, first-person singular preterite sorteei, past participle sorteado)

  1. to draw (to determine the result of a lottery)
  2. to choose an option randomly

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin sortem. Compare English sort.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /soɾteˈaɾ/ [soɾ.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: sor‧te‧ar

Verb[edit]

sortear (first-person singular present sorteo, first-person singular preterite sorteé, past participle sorteado)

  1. to raffle, to raffle off, to draw lots
    Synonym: rifar
  2. to get around, to avoid, to come around (an obstacle or a danger), to circumvent
    Synonyms: esquivar, evitar

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