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 | ||