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arbitrate
What does arbitrate mean?
arbitrate (verb): act between parties with a view to reconciling differences.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use arbitrate in a sentence?
- They need to arbitrate this case. (Tatoeba sentence #11535968 by letsgolanguages, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce arbitrate?
/ˈɑɹbəˌtɹeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does arbitrate come from?
From Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari (“to be a witness, act as umpire”), from arbiter (“umpire”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of arbitrate?
Words related to arbitrate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “arbitrate” mean?
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
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expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
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to face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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mediate
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warrant
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qualify
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deposit
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