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ARBITRATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they arbitrate ... he / she / it arbitrates
Past simple: arbitrated
Past participle: arbitrated
-ing form: arbitrating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Example:
He mediated a settlement
Synonyms:
arbitrate; intercede; intermediate; liaise; mediate
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "arbitrate" is one way to...):
negociate; negotiate; talk terms (discuss the terms of an arrangement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue arbitrate
Derivation:
arbiter (someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue)
arbitrable (appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration)
arbitrament; arbitration (the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment)
arbitration ((law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management))
arbitrative (relating to or having the authority to arbitrate)
arbitrator (someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue)
arbitrement (the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment)
