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ar·bi·trate (är′bə trāt′)
transitive verb arbitrated -·trat′ed, arbitrating -·trat′·ing
- to give to an arbitrator to decide; settle by arbitration
- to decide (a dispute) as an arbitrator
Etymology: < L arbitratus, pp. of arbitrari, to give a decision < arbiter, arbiter
intransitive verb
- to act as an arbitrator (in a dispute, between persons)
- to submit a dispute to arbitration
Related Forms:
- arbitrative ar′·bi·tra′·tive adjective
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