| 单词 | adjudicate |
| 释义 | adjudicate (once / 6287 pages) v To adjudicate is to act like a judge. A judge might adjudicate a case in court, and you may have to adjudicate in the local talent show. Do you see a similarity between judge and adjudicate? When you add the common Latin prefix ad meaning "to" or "toward," you have a pretty good idea what the word means. But a judge isn't the only person who can adjudicate. If you're fighting with your little brother or sister and make them cry, your parents may adjudicate and send you to your room. WORD FAMILYadjudicate: adjudicated, adjudicates, adjudicating, adjudication, adjudicative, adjudicator, adjudicatory+/adjudication: adjudications/adjudicator: adjudicators USAGE EXAMPLESYet rather than issue a one-stroke penalty, they decided to adjudicate the situation after the round. Golf Digest(Dec 18, 2016) Additionally, we are requesting stringent oversight by Congress over the federal agencies involved in adjudicating criminal offenses that occur in the District. Washington Post(Dec 07, 2016) He says a suspect in that case was arrested and the case adjudicated. Washington Times(Dec 06, 2016) 1v put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of Syn|Hypo|Hyper judge, try court-martial subject to trial by court-martial decide, determine, make up one's mind reach, make, or come to a decision about something 2v bring to an end; settle conclusively The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance Syn|Hypo|Hyper decide, resolve, settle judge determine the result of (a competition) adjustdecide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim referee, umpirebe a referee or umpire in a sports competition end, terminate bring to an end or halt |
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