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arbitrar

verb/ɐɾbiˈtɾaɾ/medium

ar·bi·trar

Definitions

1To decide as an arbitrator; to resolve a controversy or dispute impartially.
The judge will arbitrate the conflict between the two teams.
The parties agreed to arbitrate the matter out of court.
Common collocations
arbitrate a conflictarbitrate a disputearbitrate a game
2To establish or fix something in a discretionary manner, without following precise rules.
The administration set an arbitrary value for the compensations.
One cannot set prices without a market study.
Common collocations
set a pricefix a valuedetermine a penalty

Etymology

Do latim arbitrāri.

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