adjudicate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈdʒudɪˌkeɪt/ UK /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make a formal judgment on a dispute

A panel was appointed to adjudicate the boundary dispute.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make a formal judgment... judge arbitrate referee decide rule determine mediate

Word family

Derived forms adjudicationadjudicatoradjudicative

Related forms judge adjudge judicial

Etymology

From Latin adiudicatus, past participle of adiudicare ('to award, adjudge'), from ad- ('to') + iudicare ('to judge'), from iudex ('judge'), from ius ('law') + dicere ('to say').

adiudicare Latin iudex Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# adjudicate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈdʒudɪˌkeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/

## Meanings
1. to make a formal judgment on a dispute

## Examples
- A panel was appointed to adjudicate the boundary dispute.

## Synonyms
- judge
- arbitrate
- referee
- decide
- rule
- determine
- mediate

## Derived Forms
- adjudication
- adjudicator
- adjudicative

## Related Forms
- judge
- adjudge
- judicial

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: adiudicare
- Root: iudex

## Etymology
From Latin adiudicatus, past participle of adiudicare ('to award, adjudge'), from ad- ('to') + iudicare ('to judge'), from iudex ('judge'), from ius ('law') + dicere ('to say').

## AI Etymology
Adjudicate comes from Latin adiudicatus, past participle of adiudicare ('to award, adjudge'), from ad- ('to') + iudicare ('to judge'), from iudex ('judge'), from ius ('law') + dicere ('to say'). The historical trail runs through Latin adiudicare and Latin iudex. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to make a formal judgment on a dispute. Derived formations include adjudication, adjudicator, adjudicative; related forms include judge, adjudge, judicial.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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