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ARBITRATE
intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate
(verb) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; “He interceded in the family dispute”; “He mediated a settlement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
arbitrate (third-person singular simple present arbitrates, present participle arbitrating, simple past and past participle arbitrated)
To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
To submit (a dispute) to such judgment
(mathematics, rare) To assign an arbitrary value to, or otherwise determine arbitrarily.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"bi*trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arbitrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Arbitrating.] Etym: [L. arbitratus, p. p. of arbitrari to be a hearer or beholder of something, to make a decision, to give judgment, fr. arbiter. See Arbiter.]
1. To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose to arbitrate a disputed case.
2. To decide, or determine generally. South. There shall your swords and lances arbitrate The swelling difference of your settled hate. Shak.
Ar"bi*trate, v. i.
1. To decide; to determine. Shak.
2. To act as arbitrator or judge; as, to arbitrate upon several reports;; to arbitrate in disputes among heighbors; to arbitrate between parties to a suit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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