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English verb: adjudicate | |||
| 1. | adjudicate (social) put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of | ||
| Samples | The football star was tried for the murder of his wife. The judge tried both father and son in separate trials. | ||
| Synonyms | judge, try | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | court-martial | ||
| 2. | adjudicate (cognition) bring to an end; settle conclusively | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | decide, resolve, settle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adjust, judge | ||
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