referee

²referee

verb

refereedreferee·ing

Definition of REFEREE

transitive verb

1

: to conduct (as a match or game) as referee

2

a : to arbitrate (as a legal matter) as a judge or third party b : to review (as a technical paper) before publication

intransitive verb

: to act as a referee

Examples of REFEREE

1. She refereed the basketball game.
2. He has refereed for several years now.

First Known Use of REFEREE

1889

Related to REFEREE

Synonyms: adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, determine, judge, rule (on), settle, umpire

Related Words: consider, deem, deliberate, hear, ponder, weigh; size up; mediate, moderate, negotiate; prosecute, try; find (for or against); conclude, resolve; redetermine, rejudge

Near Antonyms: equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, skirt

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