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adjudge

/əˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/ verb

Latin root: adiudicare Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about adjudge at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Declare to be.
    She was declared incompetent

Origin

From Middle English ajugen, adjugen, from Old French ajugier, from Latin adiudicare. Doublet of adjudicate.

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