arbitrate
verbUK /ˈɑːbɪtɹeɪt/
Etymology From Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari (“to be a witness, act as umpire”), from arbiter (“umpire”); see arbiter.
1
To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
- to arbitrate a disputed case
- There shall your swords and lances arbitrate / The swelling difference of your settled hate.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
2
To submit (a dispute) to such judgment
3
Mathematics, Sciences Rare To assign an arbitrary value to, or otherwise determine arbitrarily.
- We wish to show f is continuous. Arbitrate epsilon greater than zero...
- Derived terms
- rearbitrate
- Related terms
- arbitary, arbiter, arbitrability, arbitrable, arbitrage, arbitrary, arbitration, arbitrator