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ar⋅bi⋅trate

  [ahr-bi-treyt] verb, -trat⋅ed, -trat⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
2. to submit to arbitration; settle by arbitration: to arbitrate a dispute.
–verb (used without object)
3. to act as arbitrator or arbiter; decide between opposing or contending parties or sides.
4. to submit a matter to arbitration.
Origin:
1580–90; < L arbitrātus decided, judged (ptp. of arbitrārī), equiv. to arbit(e)r arbiter + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ar⋅bi⋅tra⋅tive, adjective
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ar·bi·trate   (är'bĭ-trāt')   
v.   ar·bi·trat·ed, ar·bi·trat·ing, ar·bi·trates

v.   tr.

  1. To judge or decide in or as in the manner of an arbitrator: arbitrate a dispute between neighbors.

  2. To submit to settlement or judgment by arbitration: Management and labor agreed to arbitrate their remaining differences.

v.   intr.

  1. To serve as an arbitrator or arbiter.

  2. To submit a dispute to arbitration.


[Latin arbitrārī, arbitrāt-, to give judgment, from arbiter, arbitr-, arbiter; see arbiter.]
ar'bi·tra'tive (-trā'tĭv) adj.
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Word Origin & History

arbitrate 
1590, from L. arbitratus pp. of arbitrari "to give a decision," from arbiter (see arbiter). In modern usage, an arbiter makes decisions of his own accord and is accountable to no one but himself; an arbitrator (1424) decides issues referred to him by the parties.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ar·bi·trate
Pronunciation: 'är-b&-"trAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -trat·ed; -trat·ing
transitive verb 1 : to act as arbitrator for
2 : to bring to arbitration for settlement arbitrate their dispute> intransitive verb : to act as arbitrator —ar·bi·tra·tive /-"trA-tiv/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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