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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. v. To judge or decide in or as in the manner of an arbitrator: arbitrate a dispute between neighbors.
  2. v. To submit to settlement or judgment by arbitration: Management and labor agreed to arbitrate their remaining differences.
  3. v. To serve as an arbitrator or arbiter.
  4. v. To submit a dispute to arbitration.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To act as an arbitrator, or formal umpire between contestants; mediate.
  2. To decide; determine; settle a question or rule otherwise indeterminate.
  3. To give an authoritative decision in regard to as arbitrator; decide or determine.
  4. To submit to arbitration; settle by arbitration: as, to arbitrate a dispute regarding wages.

Wiktionary

  1. v. To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
  2. v. To submit (a dispute) to such judgment
  3. v. mathematics (rare) To assign an object an arbitrary value, or otherwise arbitrarily determine it

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. To hear and decide, as arbitrators.
  2. v. To decide, or determine generally.
  3. v. To decide; to determine.
  4. v. To act as arbitrator or judge

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

Etymologies

  1. From Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari ("to be a witness, act as umpire"), from arbiter ("umpire"); see arbiter. (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin arbitrārī, arbitrāt-, to give judgment, from arbiter, arbitr-, arbiter; see arbiter. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “V. iv.20 (522,4) arbitrate] -- _arbitrate_ is _determine_.”

    Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies

  • “Quoting an earlier ruling by the court, Scalia explained that "a prime objective of an agreement to arbitrate is to achieve 'streamlined proceedings and expeditious results,'" and that requiring the class-action litigation to proceed would be at odds with the intent of the FAA and the benefits that arbitration agreements ostensibly provide.”

    Ars Technica

  • “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

  • “The executive branch would "arbitrate" absent action by Congress, and the only action by Congress that would be constitutional is a law about the future.”

    "Clearly, the worst day was Abu Ghraib..."

  • “The college students who organize or join these peace-at-any-price leagues are engaged, according to their feeble abilities, in cultivating a standard of manhood which, if logically applied, would make them desire to "arbitrate" with any tough individual who slapped the sister or sweetheart of one of them in the face.”

    New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915

  • “If that is continued a few more years, then all, strong as well as weak, will be glad to "arbitrate" if we ask them to.”

    Forty-Six Years in the Army

  • “It gives authority to resolve disputes among member firms to Deloitte Central's CEO or designee, to "arbitrate" them, suggesting a power to control.”

    Concurring Opinions

  • “You see the philosophical problem here of wanting a purpose in life, and one without … I can’t arbitrate which is right, but both sides are practicing religion”

    KCPress Forum, and David Awbrey - The Panda's Thumb

  • “Prince Charles is poised to extend his influence over the skyline with an offer to arbitrate Britain's most significant planning applications, a role previously executed by a quango that had its funding axed in the comprehensive spending review.”

    The Guardian: Prince Charles offers to take on key architectural planning role

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  1. decide
  1. determine
  1. judge

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  1. negotiate
  1. talk terms
  1. negociate

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  1. arbitrate
  1. arbitrative
  1. stickle
  1. umpire
  1. judge

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