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arbitrate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'arbitrate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Arbitrate [ v. i.]
- To decide; to determine.
- To act as arbitrator or judge; as, to arbitrate upon several reports; to arbitrate in disputes among neighbors; to arbitrate between parties to a suit.
2 . Arbitrate [ v. t.]
- To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose to arbitrate a disputed case.
- To decide, or determine generally.

Meaning of 'arbitrate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . arbitrate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Example in sentence:
  • He interceded in the family dispute;
  • He mediated a settlement