Adjudicate

v. (ting) 1 act as judge in a competition, court, etc. 2 adjudge. adjudication frkei.[(a)n/ n. adjudicative adj. adjudicator n. adjunct twcImakt/ n. 1 (foll. by to, of) subordinate or incidental thing. 2 Gram. word or phrase used to explain or amplify the predicate, subject, etc. [Latin: related to ADJOIN]