arbitrate
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 9
Definition of arbitrate
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
“to arbitrate a disputed case”
“There shall your swords and lances arbitrate / The swelling difference of your settled hate.”
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verb
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To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
“to arbitrate a disputed case”
“There shall your swords and lances arbitrate / The swelling difference of your settled hate.”
- To submit (a dispute) to such judgment
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(rare)To assign an arbitrary value to, or otherwise determine arbitrarily.
“We wish to show f is continuous. Arbitrate epsilon greater than zero...”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari (“to be a witness, act as umpire”), from arbiter (“umpire”); see arbiter.
Words you can make from arbitrate
156 playable · top: BIRRETTA (10 pts)
Best play birretta 10 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
21 words5-letter words
35 words- ABATE 7 pts
- BARER 7 pts
- BARRE 7 pts
- BETTA 7 pts
- BITER 7 pts
- BRIAR 7 pts
- BRIER 7 pts
- BRITT 7 pts
- RABAT 7 pts
- REBAR 7 pts
- TABER 7 pts
- TRIBE 7 pts
- AIRER 5 pts
- ATRIA 5 pts
- ATTAR 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- RAITA 5 pts
- RATER 5 pts
- REATA 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- RIATA 5 pts
- TARRE 5 pts
- TATAR 5 pts
- TATER 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
- TERRA 5 pts
- TETRA 5 pts
- TETRI 5 pts
- TIARA 5 pts
- TITER 5 pts
- TITRE 5 pts
- TRAIT 5 pts
- TREAT 5 pts
- TRIER 5 pts
- TRITE 5 pts
4-letter words
35 words- ABET 6 pts
- ABRI 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BATE 6 pts
- BATT 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BEAT 6 pts
- BETA 6 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BIRR 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BITT 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BRAT 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIT 6 pts
- RABI 6 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RARE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- REAR 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TART 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- ABA 5 pts
- ARB 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAR 5 pts
- BAT 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BIT 5 pts
- BRA 5 pts
- BRR 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- RIB 5 pts
- TAB 5 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERR 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIT 3 pts
2-letter words
16 wordsHooks
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