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/ˈɑrbətrˌeɪt/ Listen

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Arbitrate v. t. (past & past part. arbitrated; pres. part. arbitrating)

To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose to arbitrate a disputed case.

To decide, or determine generally. "There shall your swords and lances arbitrate The swelling difference of your settled hate."

Arbitrate v. i.

To decide; to determine.

To act as arbitrator or judge; as, to arbitrate upon several reports; to arbitrate in disputes among neighbors; to arbitrate between parties to a suit.

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Etymology of 'Arbitrate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Arbitrate" Quotes from Famous Books

... And when the papers—though mostly those infernal Socialist or Anarchist papers, or whatever they were—shouted that old men and women were freezing in attics, last winter, what then? Did you vote to arbitrate the D.K. coal strike? Not by a jugful! You stood shoulder to shoulder with me, ...

— The Air Trust • George Allan England

... talents were very great, and they were assiduously cultivated. His appetite for work was insatiable. No one knew better how to administer a great department or preside over a Parliamentary Committee, or arbitrate in a difficult controversy, or give wise and timely advice to an inexperienced organisation. It was in these fields that his influence was, perhaps, most deeply felt. His success in them did not depend merely on his unflagging industry and his excellent ...

— Historical and Political Essays • William Edward Hartpole Lecky

... strong stern face working strangely under the stress of the emotions which he was fighting to subdue. "We suggest a committee of three, with powers to arbitrate, and we name as our man one who till recently was one of our Union, a man of fair and honest mind, a man without fear and with a heart for his comrades. Our man ...

— To Him That Hath - A Novel Of The West Of Today • Ralph Connor

... arbitrate the strike, and the next day he had a couple of loads of timothy hay, such as mother used to make, driven in and unloaded, and the horses, elephants, camels, and things almost set up a cheer for pa. The meat-eating animals were given a picnic of the freshest beef, with a little so decayed ...

— Peck's Bad Boy at the Circus • George W. Peck

... had evidently not profited by the experience of Napoleon III in Mexico. Through the mediation of Herbert Bowen, the American minister, Venezuela agreed to recognize in principle the claims of the foreign powers and to arbitrate the amount. England and Italy accepted this offer and withdrew their squadrons. Germany, however, remained for a time obdurate. This much ...

— From Isolation to Leadership, Revised - A Review of American Foreign Policy • John Holladay Latane

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