The Collaborative International Dictionary
Arbitrate \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.]
To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose to arbitrate a disputed case.
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To decide, or determine generally.
--South.There shall your swords and lances arbitrate The swelling difference of your settled hate.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of arbitrate English)
Usage examples of "arbitrating".
These very restricted appeal rules make sense, because the whole point of arbitrating is to let disputants resolve a case once and for all without a court fight.
The firms, when they draw up a contract, specify a procedure for arbitrating any dispute that may arise.
A court supports itself by charging for the service of arbitrating disputes.