VERB | social | adjudicate, judge, try | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of |
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cognition | adjudicate, decide, settle, resolve | bring to an end |
Sounds | ahjhuw'dihkey.t | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | judge, try | |
Narrower | court-martial | subject to trial by court-martial |
Broader | decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something |
Spanish | instruir, juzgar | |
Catalan | instruir, jutjar | |
Adjectives | adjudicative, adjudicatory | concerned with adjudicating |
Nouns | adjudicator | a person who studies and settles conflicts / conflicts and disputes |
judge | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice |
Meaning | Bring to an end; settle conclusively. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" | |
Synonyms | decide, settle, resolve | |
Narrower | adjust | decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim |
judge | Determine the result of (a competition) | |
Broader | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
Spanish | adjudicar, decidir, dirimir, resolver, solucionar, solventar | |
Catalan | adjudicar, decidir, dirimir | |
Adjectives | adjudicative, adjudicatory | concerned with adjudicating |
Nouns | judge | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice |
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