judicate

English

Etymology

From Latin iūdicāt-, iūdicāre and possibly partly by clipping adjudicate. Doublet of judge.

Verb

judicate (third-person singular simple present judicates, present participle judicating, simple past and past participle judicated)

1. (transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To judge; to adjudicate.
   • [1577?], Laurence Ramsey, The Practise of the Diuell. The Auncient Poisoned Practises of the Diuell, in His Papistes, Against the True Professors of Gods Holy Worde, in These Our Latter Daye. […], London: […] [J. Charlewood] for Tymothie Rider, and are to be solde […] by Henrie Kyrkham; republished in Early English Books Online‎^[1], Ann Arbor, Mich.: Text Creation Partnership, p. 2011:

     Parasites and Flatterers, I wyll make so to abound, / That Trueth shalbe defaced, and stand aloofe behinde: / Auarice and Couetousnesse, shall compasse euerie ground, / That fewe shall haue credite, freendship to finde, / Wauerers and Neuters shall houer in the winde, / That Sycophants and brablers, preheminence shall haue, / To predicate and iudicate, before the wyse and graue.

   • [1613 July 31, William Mackay, George Smith Laing, editors, Records of Inverness, volume II (Burgh Court Books: 1602-37; Minutes of Town Council: 1637-88) (in Scots), Aberdeen: […] [T]he New Spalding Club, published 1924, page 112:

     And to enter him befoir the saids Provest and baillies of Innernis, to be judicatit be them for his wrange or fact crym he sal commit, to suffer thairfoir according as he sail merit at the discretioun of the Judges, vnder the pain foirsaid: Quhairvpon tuick act.

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   • 1654, Jo[hn] Webster, Academiarum Examen, or the Examination of Academies. Wherein Is Discussed and Examined the Matter, Method and Customes of Academick and Scholastick Learning, and the Insufficiency Thereof Discovered and Laid Open; […], London: […] Giles Calvert, […], pages 66–67:

     Wherefore ſeeing Ariſtotle is ignorant of nature, proprieties, and alſo the cauſes, and quiddity of generations; who ſhall not judicate the waters of Philoſophy hitherto drawn from the drie Ciſterns of the Schools? For the eight books of Phyſical auſcultations, do expound dreams, and privations, instead of the knowledge of nature.

     [original: Quapropter cum Ariſtoteles neſciat naturam, proprietates, itemque generationum cauſas, ac quidditatem; quis non judicaverit, ex aridis cisternis Scholorum aquas Philoſophiæ haustas hactenus? Octo enim libri auſultationum Phyſicarum, ſomnia et privationes, pro naturæ cognitione exponunt.]

   • 1786, Stephen Johnson, The Everlasting Punishment of the Ungodly, Illustrated and Evinced to Be a Scripture Doctrine: and the Salvation of All Men, as Taught in Several Late Publications, Confuted. […], New London, Conn.: […] Timothy Green, page 37:

     The ſublime end of creation and moral government as taught us, by revelation-⁠-the rational and immortal nature wherewith we are endowed-⁠-the nature of things in a variety of views-⁠-the character and perfections of God and of his government, infinitely wiſe, holy, juſt, good and perfect-⁠-the property of his kingdom as everlaſting-⁠-the ill-demerit of ſin-⁠-the neceſſity and importance of ſuch a puniſhment to his enemies, to illuſtrate the character of God, of Chriſt, and of the divine government, and the doctrine of redemption in higheſt glory-⁠-and to eſtabliſh the authority and ſettle the everlaſting kingdom of God, in eternal ſecurity and peace, in higheſt dignity, perfection and glory, accompanied with the higheſt poſſible ſecurity and happineſs to all his holy, faithful ſubjects-⁠-⁠-and the cleareſt exhibition of the kingdom, power, and glory as the Lord’s. Theſe in connection do judicate the doctrine highly credible, worthy of all acceptation and our firmeſt belief.

   • 1826, John Galt, chapter XIV, in The Last of the Lairds: or, The Life and Opinions of Malachi Mailings, Esq. of Auldbiggings, Edinburgh: William Blackwood; London: T[homas] Cadell, […], pages 128–129:

     “[…] And what think you got I for telling her the true even-doun fact?” / “Probably whatever she had in her hand.” / “O, ye’re a saterical man!—to judicate that leddies would be flinging housholdry at ane anither’s heads! […]”

   • 1853, Aristophanes, translated by William James Hickie, “The Wasps”, in The Comedies of Aristophanes. A New and Literal Translation, from the Revised Text of Dindorf, with Notes and Extracts from the Best Metrical Versions., volume I ([…]), London: Henry G[eorge] Bohn, […], →OCLC, page 187:

     But he rushed out together with the kettle-drum, and rushed into the New Court,⁶ and began to judicate.

     ⁶ One of the ten civil courts at Athens. It was situated in the forum.

   • 1869 April, “Important Fire Insurance Decision”, in Stephen English, editor, The Insurance Times: A Journal Solely Devoted to Life, Fire and Marine Insurance, volume II, number 4, New York, N.Y.: Stephen English, […], page 269, column 2:

     The principal question arising in this case has never before been judicated in this court, and is therefore a case of the first importance to the great interests involved

   • 1912 February, Edfrid Bingham, “Seth and Si”, in Everybody’s Magazine, volume XXVI, number 2, New York, N.Y., page 264, column 1:

     But fur all the years he was justice o’ the peace, an’ right successful settlin’ other people’s disputes, he never somehow got round to ’judicatin’ that row ’ith Si over the old schoolhouse.

   • 1968, Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought, volume 10, New York, N.Y.: Rabbinical Council of America, →ISSN, page 72, column 1:

     To judicate, therefore, between these disparate views is difficult not only because there may be some merit to both but rather because such is not the function of the critic, any critic.

   • 1971, Joseph Gill, “The representation of the universitas fidelium in the councils of the conciliar period”, in G[eoffrey] J[ohn] Cuming, Derek Baker, editors, Councils and Assemblies: Papers Read at the Eighth Summer Meeting and the Ninth Winter Meeting of the Ecclesiastical History Society (Studies in Church History; 7), Cambridge, Cambs.: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 192:

     Two months later, Cesarini warned those responsible to be attentive ‘that a multitude be not indiscriminately admitted, because it is no small burden and honour to be admitted in so sublime a gathering to judicate for the whole world’.

   • 2011, Vidur Dindayal, “Deviekha Chetram”, in Guyanese Achievers, USA & Canada: A Celebration, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 87:

     She [Deviekha Chetram] served on the board of directors for Markham Arts Council and has judicated several local dance competitions and pageants.

Latin

Verb

jūdicāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of jūdicō

Spanish

Verb

judicate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of judicar combined with te