arbitrate

Definition of Arbitrate in English :

act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

Example Sentences:
'He interceded in the family dispute'
'He mediated a settlement'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Arbitrate

verb

1.

to settle or decide (a dispute); achieve a settlement between parties

2.

to submit to or settle by arbitration

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈarbiˌtrated or ˈarbiˌtrating

1.

to give to an arbitrator to decide; settle by arbitration

2.

to decide (a dispute) as an arbitrator

verb intransitive

3.

to act as an arbitrator (in a dispute, between persons)

4.

to submit a dispute to arbitration

v. ar·bi·trat·ed, ar·bi·trat·ing, ar·bi·trates

v.tr.

1. To judge or decide in or as in the manner of an arbitrator: arbitrate a dispute between neighbors.

2. To submit to settlement or judgment by arbitration: Management and labor agreed to arbitrate their remaining differences.

v.intr.

1. To serve as an arbitrator or arbiter.

2. To submit a dispute to arbitration.