adjudicate
UK /əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪt/ · US /əˈd͡ʒu.dɪˌkeɪt/ verb
Forms adjudicates adjudicating adjudicated
- verb (transitive) To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
- verb (intransitive, often followed by on) To act as a judge.
- verb (Scots law, transitive, as of a debtor's estate) To seize or convey as security.
Synonyms
arbitrate decide settle resolve try judge sit in judgement adjudge deem doom hear rule on
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adiūdicō, adiūdicātus, from ad + iūdicō (“to judge”). Doublet of adjudge.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree.
- verb To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon the case.
Etymology [L. adjudicatus, p. p. of adjudicare. See Adjudge.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “adjudicate”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details