Ar"bi*trate (&?;), v. i. 1. To
decide; to determine. Shak.
2. To act
as arbitrator or judge; as,
to arbitrate upon several reports; to arbitrate in disputes among neighbors; to arbitrate between parties to a suit.
Ar"bi*trate (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arbitrated (&?;);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Arbitrating (&?;).]
[L. arbitratus, p. p. of
arbitrari to be a hearer or beholder of something, to make a decision, to give judgment, fr. arbiter. See Arbiter.] 1. To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose
to arbitrate a disputed case.
2. To decide, or determine generally. South.
There shall your swords and lances arbitrate
The swelling difference of your settled hate.
Shak.
Hear it pronounced