adjudicate

American  

[uh-joo-di-keyt] / əˈdʒu dɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

adjudicated, adjudicating

1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.

2. to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.

3. to act as judge of (a contest).

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verb (used without object)

adjudicated, adjudicating

1. to sit in judgment (usually followed byupon ).

adjudicate British  

/ əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv, əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to give a decision (on), esp a formal or binding one

2. (intr) to act as an adjudicator

3. (tr) chess to determine the likely result of (a game) by counting relative value of pieces, positional strength, etc

4. (intr) to serve as a judge or arbiter, as in a competition

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Other Word Forms

• adjudication noun
• adjudicative adjective
• adjudicator noun
• adjudicatory adjective
• nonadjudicative adjective
• nonadjudicatively adverb
• readjudicate verb

Etymology

Origin of adjudicate

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin adjūdicātus (past participle of adjūdicāre ); ad-, judge, -ate ¹

Related Words

• arbitrate