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adjudicate
What does adjudicate mean?
adjudicate (verb): to decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use adjudicate in a sentence?
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce adjudicate?
/əˈdʒudɪˌkeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does adjudicate come from?
Borrowed from Latin adiūdicō, adiūdicātus, from ad + iūdicō (“to judge”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to adjudicate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “adjudicate” mean?
to hold very tightly, as to not fall off
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prevent the progress or free movement of
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to rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly
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to decide, rule on, or settle as a judge
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