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arbitrate definition

ar·bi·trate (är′bə trāt′)

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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