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adjudicate

verb

/əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt/

Meaning

to make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or dispute

The committee was formed to adjudicate disputes between the parties.

adjudicate a dispute

arbitrate, judge, decide, settle, resolve

ignore, delay, neglect

adjudicate disputes, adjudicate cases, adjudicate claims

to press or squeeze something so that it becomes smaller

To persuade someone to do something by flattery or gentle urging.

Restore friendly relations between; cause to coexist in harmony.

to look closely into something; to try to find out private information

to press something firmly, especially from all sides in order to extract or compress it

Combine (a number of things) into a coherent whole.