audicionar
/audiθjoˈnaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to audition
🎭 audicionar = audición (audio + -ción): to be heard, so you try out
Audición comes from Latin audire, to hear. Auditioning is being heard by judges, so the verb audicionar is built on that hearing root, like audio and auditorium. Spot audi- and you can recall the meaning.