| Arbitrate 1. (v. t.) To hear and decide; as, to arbitrate a disputed case. 2. (v. t.) To decide, or determine generally. 3. (v. i.) To decide; to determine. 4. (v. i.) 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. Thesaurus Entries act between, adjudge, adjudicate, appease, bargain, go between, hear, hold court, hold the scales, intercede, intermediate, interpose, intervene, judge, make terms, mediate, meet halfway, moderate, negotiate, officiate, placate, referee, represent, sit in judgment, soothe, step in, treat with, try, umpire |