Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adjudge

/əˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: ad-judge
IPA: /əˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To declare to be.

verb

To deem or determine to be.

verb

To award judicially; to assign.

verb

To sentence; to condemn.

Example Sentences

"City felt they were victims of an injustice after 16 minutes when Silva's free-kick floated straight in, but French official Stephane Lannoy adjudged that Joleon Lescott had fouled keeper Jorg Butt."
"19th c., James Russell Lowell, The Heritage What doth the poor man's son inherit? Wishes o'erjoyed with humble things, A rank adjudged by toil-won merit, Content that from employment springs"
"[…] who are to stand as his accusers before the high court of the Areopagus, inaugurated by the daughter of Zeus, the goddess of wisdom, to adjudge his unhappy case."
"on failure of payment of the fines adjudged against them […] for which he shall be so adjudged to imprisonment"
"no man ought to be adjudged to death, but by the Laws established in this your Realm"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ajugen, ajugier, adiudicare

Inflected Forms

adjudges (present, singular) adjudging (participle, present) adjudged (participle, past) adjudged (past)

Derived Forms

adjudgeable adjudger unadjudged

Frequently Paired Words

abjudge adjudicate judge

Synonyms

assert make known swear asseverate attest aver avouch avow certify claim confirm construct

Rhymes With

judge fudge grudge budge sludge nudge smudge drudge begrudge trudge misjudge mudge

Questions

How do you pronounce adjudge?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/.
What does adjudge mean?: To declare to be.
Where does adjudge come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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