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adjudge

/əˈdʒʌdʒ/uh-JUHJ
/əˈdʒʌdʒ/uh-JUHJ

Meaningdecide by judgment

Common meaning: decide officially or declare

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchajuger‘decide by judgment’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsdecide by judgment → judgeaiugen‘judge’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsjudge → decide officially or declareadjudge‘decide officially or declare’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French ajuger ‘decide by judgment’.

Roots

  • ajuger Old French “decide by judgment”

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