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ad·ju·di·cate
 adjudicate
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- pronunciation:
ju
dih
keIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
adjudicates, adjudicating, adjudicated |
| definition: |
to settle by a judge or judges or in a judicial procedure.
The matter will be adjudicated in court.The art exhibit was adjudicated by respected local artists.- similar words:
- judge
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| related words: |
adjudge, arbitrate, hear, referee, try, umpire |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to act as a judge; make a decision judicially.
- similar words:
- judge
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| related words: |
arbitrate, find, referee, rule |
| derivations: |
adjudicative (adj.), adjudicator (n.) |
The word adjudicate
contains the following parts:
jud, jur, just
Latin
root
that means justice, law; swear
  Example words:
injure, injury, injustice, judge, judgment, judicial, jury, just, justice, justify, perjury
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, administrator, advocate, affiliate, aggravate, agitate, alternate, animate, annihilate, assimilate, associate, circulate, collaborate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, cooperate, coordinate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, emigrate, enunciate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, generate, graduate, illuminate, illustrate, incorporate, interrogate, irrigate, liberate, locate, narrate, navigate, nominate, operate, originate, participate, populate, radiate, regulate, rotate, segregate, terminate
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