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judge
- pronunciation:
- juhj
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a legally trained public official who is authorized to preside over and decide cases brought before a court; magistrate.
- synonyms:
- adjudicator, jurist, justice
- similar words:
- magistrate
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| definition 2: |
an appointed official who decides or selects in a contest or competition.
- synonyms:
- adjudicator, juror
- similar words:
- arbiter, arbitrator, referee, umpire
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| definition 3: |
a person who is qualified to evaluate something or give an opinion.
- synonyms:
- critic, evaluator
- similar words:
- arbiter, arbitrator, authority, connoisseur, expert
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
judged, judges, judging |
| definition 1: |
to try in a court of law; pass sentence on.
- synonyms:
- adjudicate, try
- similar words:
- adjudge, arbitrate, decide, decree, hear, sentence
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| definition 2: |
to authoritatively appraise and render an opinion on.
- synonyms:
- assess, conclude, estimate, evaluate, gauge
- similar words:
- adjudge, appraise, arbitrate, decide, determine, discern, examine, pronounce, reckon, think, value, weigh
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| definition 3: |
to form an opinion of or about.
- synonyms:
- assess, conclude, consider, deem, gauge, reckon, think
- similar words:
- criticize, decide, discern, esteem, estimate, evaluate, opine, repute
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| related words: |
account, adjudge, calculate, call, count, figure, find, imagine, infer, make, mark, price, rate, referee, regard, score, suppose, surmise, try, umpire, view |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to act or serve as a judge.
- synonyms:
- adjudicate
- similar words:
- arbitrate, decide, find, rule
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| definition 2: |
to form an opinion; make an evaluation.
- synonyms:
- deem, estimate, reckon, think
- similar words:
- arbitrate, consider, decide, discern
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| related words: |
criticize, infer, officiate, pass, referee, surmise, think |
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