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arbitrate

  • /ˈɑːbɪtɹeɪt/ UK

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From Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari (“to be a witness, act as umpire”), from arbiter (“umpire”); see arbiter.

verb arbitrates · arbitrating · arbitrated

  1. To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter to arbitrate a disputed case

    Similar: adjudge, deem, rule on, adjudicate, arbitrate, doom, hear, judge, settle, try

  2. To submit (a dispute) to such judgment
  3. rare To assign an arbitrary value to, or otherwise determine arbitrarily. We wish to show f is continuous. Arbitrate epsilon greater than zero...

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verb to make a judgment on

Españolarbitrar
中文调停 tiáotíng
Portuguêsarbitrar
العربيةيَفْصِل yafṣil, يَحْكُم yaḥkum, يَقْضِي yaqḍī

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@misc{arbitrate_2026,
  title = {arbitrate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arbitrate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}