ADJUDICATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adjudicate mean? 

• ADJUDICATE (verb)
  The verb ADJUDICATE has 2 senses:

1. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

2. bring to an end; settle conclusively

  Familiarity information: ADJUDICATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADJUDICATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they adjudicate    ... he / she / it adjudicates   
Past simple: adjudicated   
Past participle: adjudicated   
-ing form: adjudicating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

adjudicate; judge; try

Context example:

The judge tried both father and son in separate trials

Hypernyms (to "adjudicate" is one way to...):

decide; determine; make up one's mind (reach, make, or come to a decision about something)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "adjudicate"):

court-martial (subject to trial by court-martial)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

adjudicative (concerned with adjudicating)

adjudicator (a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes)

adjudicatory (concerned with adjudicating)

judge (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bring to an end; settle conclusively

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

adjudicate; decide; resolve; settle

Context example:

The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance

Hypernyms (to "adjudicate" is one way to...):

end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "adjudicate"):

judge (determine the result of (a competition))

adjust (decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

adjudicative; adjudicatory (concerned with adjudicating)

judge (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)