What does départager in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word départager in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use départager in French.

The word départager in French means decide between, separate, decide the winner. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word départager

decide between

verbe transitif (trancher en faveur de [qqn])

C'est la directrice qui a départagé les postulants.
The director is the one who decided between the candidates.

separate

verbe transitif (choisir parmi)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Une question subsidiaire permet toujours de départager les ex aequo.
A tiebreaker always helps to separate those in joint place.

decide the winner

verbe pronominal (recourir à une épreuve supplémentaire)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous allons devoir faire une belle pour nous départager.

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