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   adjudicate

   /əˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make a formal judgement on a disputed matter: "the Committee adjudicates on all betting disputes"
   • ▪ act as a judge in a competition: "we asked him to adjudicate at the local flower show"
   • ▪ pronounce or declare judicially: "he was adjudicated bankrupt"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin adjudicat- ‘awarded judicially’, from the verb adjudicare (see adjudge). The noun adjudication dates from the late 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. adjudicative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 21

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