Dictionary

arbitrate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑːbɪtɹeɪt/ (UK)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
   • to arbitrate a disputed case
   • There shall your swords and lances arbitrate / The swelling difference of your settled hate. 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
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...

Forms

Deriveds

rearbitrate

Relateds

arbitrage · arbitrability · arbitration · arbitrator · arbitary · arbitrary · arbiter · arbitrable

Synonyms

rule on · deem · try · rule on · adjudge · deem · arbitrate · adjudge · doom · hear · judge · adjudicate · settle

Translations (14)

grc διαιτάω (to make a judgment on) · cmn 调停 (to make a judgment on) · pl arbitrażować (to make a judgment on) · pt arbitrar (to make a judgment on) · ar يَفْصِل (to make a judgment on) · ar يَقْضِي (to make a judgment on) · ca arbitrar (to make a judgment on) · es arbitrar (to make a judgment on) · fi viedä välimiesoikeuteen (to submit to be judged) · la arbitror (to make a judgment on) · ar يَحْكُم (to make a judgment on) · eo arbitracii (to make a judgment on) · fi toimia välimiehenä (to make a judgment on) · no dømme (to make a judgment on)