adjudge
[ uh-juhj ]
/ əˈdʒʌdʒ /
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verb (used with object), ad·judged, ad·judg·ing.
to declare or pronounce formally; decree: The will was adjudged void.
to award or assign judicially: The prize was adjudged to him.
to decide by a judicial opinion or sentence: to adjudge a case.
to sentence or condemn: He was adjudged to die.
to deem; consider; think: It was adjudged wise to avoid war.
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Origin of adjudge
OTHER WORDS FROM adjudge
un·ad·judged, adjectiveWords nearby adjudge
adjoint, adjoint differential equation, adjourn, adjournment, adjt., adjudge, adjudicate, adjudication, adjudicator, adjugate, adjunct
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adjudge
/ (əˈdʒʌdʒ) /
verb (tr; usually passive)
to pronounce formally; declarehe was adjudged the winner
- to determine judicially; judge
- to order or pronounce by law; decreehe was adjudged bankrupt
- to award (costs, damages, etc)
archaic to sentence or condemn
Word Origin for adjudge
C14: via Old French from Latin adjūdicāre. See adjudicate
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