sufragar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin suffrāgāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sufɾaˈɡaɾ/ [su.fɾaˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: su‧fra‧gar

Verb

sufragar (first-person singular present sufrago, first-person singular preterite sufragué, past participle sufragado)

  1. to help
    Synonym: ayudar
  2. to support
    Synonym: apoyar
  3. to finance
    Synonym: costear
    sufragar sus estudios
    finance her studies
    sufragar los gastos
    cover the costs
    • 1892, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Cuentos de Marineda, ¿Cobardía?:
      La Pecera, por lo mismo que no admite sino peces gordos, es poco numerosa y no puede sufragar los gastos de un local suyo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  4. (Latin America) to vote

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