Question

Read the definitions below and answer the question.

ar.bi.trate

verb

To judge or decide in; to settle a dispute between parties.

Syn: umpire, referee, mediate
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re.con.cile

verb

To re-establish friendly relations; to settle or resolve.

Syn: reunite, patch-up, make up

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Compare and contrast the two definitions and explain in what context you would use each of the words.

Answer 1

a person chosen to render a decision in a dispute; judge; arbiter

an official who administers the rules in certain team sports, as baseball or cricket

FOOTBALL

an official who makes rulings regarding play along the line of scrimmage, esp. near the center of the field

Origin of umpire

Middle English oumpere, altered by faulty separation of a noumpire from noumpere (see adder, apron) from Middle French nomper, uneven, hence an uneven number, third person from non, not + per, even from Classical Latin par, par

transitive verb

-·pired·, -·pir·ing

to act as umpire in or of

to act as umpire

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Answer 2

Both words have to do with settling something between people. But the things you have to settle are different. to "arbitrate" you are settling a dispute between parties. "reconcile" means to settle or resolve a conflict between a friend, a colleague, or anyone else. The context you would use the word "arbitrate" is if you are in a professional environment and you have to solve a conflict of two political parties for example. But for the word "reconcile" you could use this when talking about reuniting with a friend or someone closer to you.
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