transitive verb arbitrated -·trat′ed, arbitrating -·trat′·ing

1. to give to an arbitrator to decide; settle by arbitration
2. to decide (a dispute) as an arbitrator

Etymology: < L arbitratus, pp. of arbitrari, to give a decision < arbiter, arbiter

intransitive verb

1. to act as an arbitrator (in a dispute, between persons)
2. to submit a dispute to arbitration