ARBITRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arbitrate mean? 

• ARBITRATE (verb)
  The verb ARBITRATE has 1 sense:

1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

  Familiarity information: ARBITRATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARBITRATE (verb)

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

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

arbitrate; intercede; intermediate; liaise; mediate

Context example:

He mediated a settlement

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)

 Context examples 

An individual that presides over and arbitrates disputes between individuals or organizations.

(Adjudicator, NCI Thesaurus)

Circle March 20, a perfect day to sign papers or to negotiate or arbitrate a major financial deal.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Next, circle March 20, a perfect day to sign papers or to negotiate or arbitrate a major financial deal.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)