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Synonyms
ad·ju·di·cate (ə-jōṓdĭ-kāt́)

[Latin adiūdicāre, adiūdicāt-, to award to (judicially), ad-, ad-, + iūdicāre, to judge (from iūdex, judge; see judge).]

verb: -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates. 

transitive verb 

  1. To hear and settle (a case) by judicial procedure.
  2. To study and settle (a dispute or conflict): The principal adjudicated our quarrel.

intransitive verb 

To act as a judge.

derivatives

ad·júdi·cátion
noun
ad·júdi·cátive
adjective
ad·júdi·cátor
noun