arbitrate
verb /ˈɑːbɪtreɪt/
/ˈɑːrbɪtreɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they arbitrate | /ˈɑːbɪtreɪt/ /ˈɑːrbɪtreɪt/ |
| he / she / it arbitrates | /ˈɑːbɪtreɪts/ /ˈɑːrbɪtreɪts/ |
| past simple arbitrated | /ˈɑːbɪtreɪtɪd/ /ˈɑːrbɪtreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle arbitrated | /ˈɑːbɪtreɪtɪd/ /ˈɑːrbɪtreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form arbitrating | /ˈɑːbɪtreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɑːrbɪtreɪtɪŋ/ |
- to officially settle an argument or a disagreement between two people or groups
- He is the official responsible for arbitrating the case of disputed trades.
- They rejected the offer of an arbitrated settlement.
- arbitrate (in/on) (something) to arbitrate in a dispute
- arbitrate between A and B A committee was created to arbitrate between management and the unions.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryArbitrate is used with these nouns as the object:- dispute
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin arbitrat- ‘judged’, from arbitrari, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’.