/ English Dictionary

ARBITRATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

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)

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