Antonyms for arbitrate
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ahr-bi-treyt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑr bɪˌtreɪt |
Definition of arbitrate
Origin :- 1580s (arbitrable is recorded from 1530s), "to give an authoritative decision," from Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari "be of an opinion, give a decision," from arbiter (see arbiter). Meaning "to act as an arbitrator" is from 1610s. Related: Arbitrated; arbitrating. The earlier verb form was arbitren (early 15c.).
- verb achieve settlement
- I conclude you do not wish this amiable company to arbitrate between us.
- Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
- I have noticed that it is generally the one who is in the wrong who refuses to arbitrate.
- Extract from : « Up the Forked River » by Edward Sylvester Ellis
- "Let the peace of God rule (or arbitrate) in your hearts" (Col. 3: 15).
- Extract from : « The Calvary Road » by Roy Hession
- Elizabeth at once offered to arbitrate between Mary and her subjects.
- Extract from : « History of the English People » by John Richard Green
- He would carry the game into the enemy's camp and then, if necessary, arbitrate.
- Extract from : « The Fifth Ace » by Douglas Grant
- I was not consulted, and my father declined to arbitrate between them.
- Extract from : « A Romantic Young Lady » by Robert Grant
- These Quakers, disagreeing, had asked Penn to arbitrate between them.
- Extract from : « William Penn » by George Hodges
- A mixed commission to arbitrate between France and Chili, 1882.
- Extract from : « A Century of Science and Other Essays » by John Fiske
- This is my section, Grant drawled with no show of inclination to arbitrate the matter.
- Extract from : « Dust of the Desert » by Robert Welles Ritchie
- He assumed the right to arbitrate between Ptolemy and Cleopatra.
- Extract from : « Female Warriors, Vol. I (of 2) » by Ellen C. Clayton
Synonyms for arbitrate
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- adjust
- bring to terms
- come to school
- come to terms
- conciliate
- decide
- determine
- hammer out a deal
- interpose
- intervene
- judge
- make a deal
- mediate
- meet halfway
- negotiate
- parley
- pass judgment
- placate
- play ball
- reconcile
- referee
- settle
- smooth
- soothe
- step in
- straighten out
- strike happy medium
- trade off
- umpire
- work out a deal
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