Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense arbitrates, present participle arbitrating, past tense arbitrated
verb
When someone in authority arbitratesbetween two people or groups who are in dispute, they consider all the facts and make an official decision about who is right.
He arbitrates between investors and members of the association. [V + between]
The tribunal had been set up to arbitrate in the dispute. [VERB]
Synonyms: decide, judge, determine, settle More Synonyms of arbitrate
He served as an arbitrator in a series of commercial disputes in India.
Synonyms: judge, referee, umpire, umpie [Australian, slang] More Synonyms of arbitrate
arbitrate in British English
(ˈɑːbɪˌtreɪt)
verb
1.
to settle or decide (a dispute); achieve a settlement between parties
2.
to submit to or settle by arbitration
Derived forms
arbitrable (ˈarbitrable)
adjective
arbitrator (ˈarbiˌtrator)
noun
arbitratrix (ˈarbiˌtratrix)
feminine noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin arbitrāri to give judgment; see arbiter
arbitrate in American English
(ˈɑrbəˌtreɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈarbiˌtrated or ˈarbiˌtrating
1.
to give to an arbitrator to decide; settle by arbitration
2.
to decide (a dispute) as an arbitrator
verb intransitive
3.
to act as an arbitrator (in a dispute, between persons)
4.
to submit a dispute to arbitration
Derived forms
arbitrative (ˈarbiˌtrative)
adjective
Word origin
< L arbitratus, pp. of arbitrari, to give a decision < arbiter, arbiter
Examples of 'arbitrate' in a sentence
arbitrate
In order to avoid conflict between these great peoples, King Ferdinand has asked that we arbitrate their differences.
Mario Puzo THE FAMILY (2001)
In other languages
arbitrate
British English: arbitrate VERB
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.
He arbitrates between investors and members of the association.
American English: arbitrate
Brazilian Portuguese: arbitrar
Chinese: 仲裁
European Spanish: arbitrar
French: arbitrer
German: vermitteln
Italian: arbitrare
Japanese: 調停する
Korean: 중재하다
European Portuguese: arbitrar
Latin American Spanish: arbitrar
(verb)
Definition
to settle (a dispute) by arbitration
He arbitrates between investors and members of the association.
Synonyms
decide
This is a question that should be decided by government.
judge
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determine
I determined that I would ask him outright.
settle
As far as I'm concerned, the matter was settled yesterday.