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 re. con. cile verb To re-establish friendly relations; to settle or resolve. Syn: reunite, patch-up, make up In the space provided, compare and contrast the two definitions and explain in what context you would use each of the words.

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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