adjudicate

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verb

Definition of ADJUDICATE

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) <when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better>

Synonyms adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, determine, referee, rule (on), settle, umpire

Related Words consider, deem, deliberate, hear, ponder, weigh; size up; mediate, moderate, negotiate; prosecute, try; find (for or against); conclude, resolve; redetermine, rejudge

Near Antonyms equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, skirt