Adjudicate (original) (raw)
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bring to an end; settle conclusively
Example:
The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
Synonyms:
adjudicate; decide; resolve; settle
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "adjudicate" is one way to...):
end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "adjudicate"):
judge (determine the result of (a competition))
adjust (decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
adjudicative; adjudicatory (concerned with adjudicating)
judge (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Example:
The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
Synonyms:
adjudicate; judge; try
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "adjudicate" is one way to...):
decide; determine; make up one's mind (reach, make, or come to a decision about something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "adjudicate"):
court-martial (subject to trial by court-martial)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
adjudicative (concerned with adjudicating)
adjudicator (a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes)
adjudicatory (concerned with adjudicating)
judge (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)