desempatar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From des- +‎ empatar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [də.zəm.pəˈta] IPA(key): (Valencia) [de.zem.paˈtaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [de.zem.paˈta] === Verb === desempatar (first-person singular present desempato, first-person singular preterite desempatí, past participle desempatat) (transitive, intransitive) to break a tie, to act as a tiebreaker, to break the deadlock ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “desempatar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “desempatar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “desempatar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From des- + empatar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: de‧sem‧pa‧tar === Verb === desempatar (first-person singular present desempato, first-person singular preterite desempatei, past participle desempatado) (transitive) to break the tie in, to decide (a vote, a game) (intransitive) to break a tie (transitive) to resolve, to remove obstacles in Synonym: resolver Antonyms: embaraçar, estorver (intransitive) to take action, to resolve an impasse ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “desempatar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “desempatar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “desempatar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From des- + empate + -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /desempaˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.sẽm.paˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: de‧sem‧pa‧tar === Verb === desempatar (first-person singular present desempato, first-person singular preterite desempaté, past participle desempatado) (transitive, intransitive) to break a tie, to act as a tiebreaker, to break the deadlock ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “desempatar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025