Arbitrate Meaning
/ˈɑːbɪtɹeɪt/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
verbTo submit (a dispute) to such judgment
Sentence Examples
Joseph will arbitrate the game.
They need to arbitrate this case.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two companies needed a neutral party to ____ their contract dispute.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An independent committee was formed to ____ the labor dispute.
Word Origin & History
From Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari (“to be a witness, act as umpire”), from arbiter (“umpire”); see arbiter.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two companies needed a neutral party to ____ their contract dispute.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An independent committee was formed to ____ the labor dispute.