umpire

²umpire

verb

um·piredum·pir·ing

Definition of UMPIRE

transitive verb

: to supervise or decide as umpire

intransitive verb

: to act as umpire

Examples of UMPIRE

1. <in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad>

First Known Use of UMPIRE

1609

Related to UMPIRE

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

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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Rhymes with UMPIRE

attire, backfire, bemire, catch fire, cross fire, denier, desire, entire, for hire, fox fire, Greek fire, grey friar, hang fire, hellfire, live wire, on fire, prior, rimfire, sapphire, sea fire, snow tire, town crier, trip wire, watch fire, white friar