ADJUDICATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does adjudicate mean?
• ADJUDICATE (verb)
The verb ADJUDICATE has 2 senses:
1. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
2. bring to an end; settle conclusively
Familiarity information: ADJUDICATE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ADJUDICATE (verb)
Meaning:
Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
adjudicate; try; judge
Context examples:
The football star was tried for the murder of his wife / The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
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
Meaning:
Bring to an end; settle conclusively
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
resolve; adjudicate; decide; settle
Context examples:
The case was decided / The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff / The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
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
