arbitrate
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (1)
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences“He interceded in the family dispute”“He mediated a settlement”Synonyms: intercedemediateintermediateliaise
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Arbitrate \Ar"bi*trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arbitrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Arbitrating.] [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. [1913 Webster]
2.To decide, or determine generally. --South. [1913 Webster]
There shall your swords and lances arbitrate The swelling difference of your settled hate.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Arbitrate \Ar"bi*trate\, v. i.
1.To decide; to determine. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2.To act as arbitrator or judge; as, to arbitrate upon several reports; to arbitrate in disputes among neighbors; to arbitrate between parties to a suit. [1913 Webster]