ADJUDICATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • bring to an end
    • settle conclusively
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) adjudicate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
    • The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
    Hypernyms(s) adjudicate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)