arbitrate

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  1. transitive verb To judge or decide in or as in the manner of an arbitrator: arbitrate a dispute between neighbors.
  2. transitive verb To submit to settlement or judgment by arbitration: Management and labor agreed to arbitrate their remaining differences.
  3. intransitive verb To serve as an arbitrator or arbiter.
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  • Holleben displayed consternation; he protested that since his Imperial Master had refused to arbitrate, there could be no arbitration. —  Theodore Roosevelt; An Intimate Biography
  • Class actions actually promote the prime objective of an agreement to arbitrate, which is "'streamlined proceedings and expeditious results.'" ... —  Groklaw
  • Class actions actually promote the prime objective of an agreement to arbitrate, which is "'streamlined proceedings and expeditious results.'" —  Groklaw
  • If we cannot resolve the dispute within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the notice to arbitrate, then we may submit the dispute to formal arbitration.
  • To learn more about whether to arbitrate, try piaba. org. —  WSJ.com: What's News US
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arbitrate:   arbitrating ·  arbitrated ·  arbitrates
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  1. Latin arbitrārī, arbitrāt-, to give judgment, from arbiter, arbitr-, arbiter; see arbiter.

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  1. from Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari (later Italian arbitrare = Portuguese Spanish Provencal arbitrar = French arbitrer), be a witness, act as umpire, from arbiter, umpire: see arbiter.
 

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/ˈɑrbɪtreɪt/
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