v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' j ə j
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: ad · judged ; ad · judg · ing
Etymology: Middle English ajugen, from Anglo-French ajuger, from Latin adjudicare, from ad- + judicare to judge ― more at JUDGE
Date: 14th century
1 a : to decide or rule upon as a judge : ADJUDICATE b : to pronounce judicially : RULE
2 archaic : SENTENCE , CONDEMN
3 : to hold or pronounce to be : DEEM < adjudge the book a success>
4 : to award or grant judicially in a case of controversy