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arbitrate

ar·bi·trate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahr-bi-treyt]
    • /ˈɑr bɪˌtreɪt/
    • /ˈɑː.bɪ.treɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-bi-treyt]
    • /ˈɑr bɪˌtreɪt/

Definitions of arbitrate word

  • verb arbitrate When someone in authority arbitrates between two people or groups who are in dispute, they consider all the facts and make an official decision about who is right. 3
  • verb arbitrate to settle or decide (a dispute); achieve a settlement between parties 3
  • verb arbitrate to submit to or settle by arbitration 3
  • verb transitive arbitrate to give to an arbitrator to decide; settle by arbitration 3
  • verb transitive arbitrate to decide (a dispute) as an arbitrator 3
  • intransitive verb arbitrate to act as an arbitrator (in a dispute, between persons) 3

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Origin of arbitrate

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin arbitrātus decided, judged (past participle of arbitrārī), equivalent to arbit(e)r arbiter + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Arbitrate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

arbitrate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for arbitrate

verb arbitrate

  • mediate — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
  • intervene — to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
  • interpose — to place between; cause to intervene: to interpose an opaque body between a light and the eye.
  • adjudicate — If you adjudicate on a dispute or problem, you make an official judgment or decision about it.
  • adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.

Antonyms for arbitrate

verb arbitrate

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
  • hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
  • upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.

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