arbitrate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Latin arbitratus, pp. of arbitrari (to be a witness, act as umpire) < arbiter (umpire); see arbiter.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to arbitrate

Third person singular
arbitrates

Simple past
arbitrated

Past participle
arbitrated

Present participle
arbitrating

to arbitrate (third-person singular simple present arbitrates, present participle arbitrating, simple past and past participle arbitrated)

  1. To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
  2. To submit (a dispute) to such judgment
  3. (mathematics) (rare) To assign an object an arbitrary value, or otherwise arbitrarily determine it
    We wish to show f is continuous. Arbitrate epsilon greater than zero...

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[edit] Verb

arbitrate

  1. Second-person plural present tense of arbitrare.
  2. Second-person plural imperative of arbitrare.
  3. Feminine plural of arbitrato.

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