arbitrate

[ahr-bi-treyt]

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verb (used with object), ar·bi·trat·ed, ar·bi·trat·ing.

to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.

to submit to arbitration; settle by arbitration: to arbitrate a dispute.

verb (used without object), ar·bi·trat·ed, ar·bi·trat·ing.

to act as arbitrator or arbiter; decide between opposing or contending parties or sides.

to submit a matter to arbitration.

Origin of arbitrate

1580–90; < Latin arbitrātus decided, judged (past participle of arbitrārī), equivalent to arbit(e)r arbiter + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsar·bi·tra·tive, adjectivere·ar·bi·trate, verb, re·ar·bi·trat·ed, re·ar·bi·trat·ing.un·ar·bi·trat·ed, adjectiveun·ar·bi·tra·tive, adjectivewell-ar·bi·trat·ed, adjective

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Related Words for arbitrated

mediate, intervene, interpose, adjudicate, adjust, reconcile, referee, parley, conciliate, placate, smooth, negotiate, soothe, determine, settle, decide, judge, adjudge, umpire

Examples from the Web for arbitrated

Historical Examples of arbitrated

Disputes can not be arbitrated out by other people for them.
The Ghost in the White House
Gerald Stanley Lee
I appreciate that some questions are not justiciable and cannot be arbitrated.
The Evidence in the Case
James M. Beck
For two weeks they studied, debated, and arbitrated the list of guests.
Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis
Had that belief not been widely spread and firmly maintained, the lords who arbitrated between Henry VI.
The Last Of The Barons, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
And it is a fortunate thing that between them few "Questions" remain to be arbitrated either by pen or sword.
Ranching, Sport and Travel
Thomas Carson

British Dictionary definitions for arbitrated

arbitrate

verb

to settle or decide (a dispute); achieve a settlement between parties

to submit to or settle by arbitration

Derived Formsarbitrable, adjectivearbitrator, noun

Word Origin for arbitrate

C16: from Latin arbitrāri to give judgment; see arbiter

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Word Origin and History for arbitrated

arbitrate

1580s (arbitrable is recorded from 1530s), "to give an authoritative decision," from Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari "be of an opinion, give a decision," from arbiter (see arbiter). Meaning "to act as an arbitrator" is from 1610s. Related: Arbitrated; arbitrating. The earlier verb form was arbitren (early 15c.).