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单词 arbitrate
释义 ar·bi·trate
\-.ˌtrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari to render judgment, consider as, from arbitr-, arbiter judge — more at arbiter
intransitive verb
: to act as arbitrator or judge
 < arbitrate upon several reports >
 < arbitrate between parties to a suit >
transitive verb
1. : to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question)
 < political leaders deem themselves competent to arbitrate scientific disputes — Martin Gardner >
 < the commission arbitrated boundaries between the countries >
2. : to submit or refer for decision (as a quarrel) to an arbiter
 < she was invariably right when we arbitrated our dispute — Ernest Beaglehole >
3. archaic : to make authoritative decisions concerning : decide, determine
 < decides that which long process could not arbitrate — Shakespeare >
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