Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.

    urteilen, entscheiden, richten

    суди́тьsudítʹ, выноси́ть реше́ниеvynosítʹ rešénije

  2. (intransitive, often)To act as a judge.

    richten

  3. (transitive)To seize or convey as security.

More definitions
  • put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  • bring to an end; settle conclusively

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The referee had to adjudicate the disputed play.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · mccarras · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. I always got talked into adjudicating their relationship troubles.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Auride · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to settle a legal case or other dispute:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to settle a legal case or other dispute:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin adiūdicō, adiūdicātus, from ad + iūdicō (“to judge”). Doublet of adjud

Borrowed from Latin adiūdicō, adiūdicātus, from ad + iūdicō (“to judge”). Doublet of adjudge.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

adjudicates, adjudicating, adjudicated, adjudicated
Base formadjudicate · to adjudicate
3rd person singularadjudicates
Present participleadjudicating
Past simpleadjudicated
Past participleadjudicated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadjudicate
he, she, itadjudicates

Past simpleLesson

all personsadjudicated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave adjudicated
he, she, ithas adjudicated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill adjudicate

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
adjudicate — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto