English Explanatory Dictionary

adjudicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
  2. To act as a judge.
  3. To seize or convey as security.

Pronunciation

/əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪt/ /əˈd͡ʒu.dɪˌkeɪt/ /əˈd͡ʒʉː.dɪ.kæɪt/ en-au-adjudicate.ogg

Word forms

adjudicate adjudicates adjudicating adjudicated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adiūdicō, adiūdicātus, from ad + iūdicō (“to judge”). Doublet of adjudge.

Synonyms

adjudge adjudicate arbitrate deem doom hear judge rule on settle try decide resolve sit in judgement

Related words

abjudicate adjudge decide

Derived words

adjudication adjudicative adjudicator adjudicatory readjudicate unadjudicated
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