arbitrate

English

Etymology

From Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari (“to be a witness, act as umpire”), from arbiter (“umpire”); see arbiter.

Verb

arbitrate (third-person singular simple present arbitrates, present participle arbitrating, simple past and past participle arbitrated)

1. To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
2. To submit (a dispute) to such judgment
3. (mathematics) (rare) To assign an object an arbitrary value, or otherwise arbitrarily determine it

   We wish to show f is continuous. Arbitrate epsilon greater than zero...

Related terms

arbiter arbitrable arbitrability arbitrage

arbitrary arbitration arbitrator

Translations

to make a judgment on

• Spanish: arbitrar (es)

to submit to be judged

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• Japanese: 仲介する (chūkai suru)

External links

• arbitrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• arbitrate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Italian

Verb

arbitrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of arbitrare
2. second-person plural imperative of arbitrare
3. Feminine plural of arbitrato

Anagrams

• bratterai, ribatterà

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Latin

Participle

arbitrāte

1. vocative masculine singular of arbitrātus