umpired

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umpired - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Umpire \Um"pire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Umpired; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Umpiring.]
     1. To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a
        dispute.
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              Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest
              between them, and to decide where the right lies.
                                                    --South.
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     2. To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a
        game. [Colloq.]
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