adjudge

UK: /əˈdʒʌdʒ/ US: /əˈdʒʌdʒ/ ,(ə juj′)

Inflections of 'adjudge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

adjudges

v 3rd person singular

adjudging

v pres p

adjudged

v past

adjudged

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ad•judge /əˈdʒʌdʒ/   v. [~ + object + noun/adjective] , -judged, -judg•ing. 

1. to declare formally;
   decree:
   The will was adjudged void.
2. to consider;
   deem:
   They adjudged her (to be) a liar.

See -jud-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ad•judge  (ə juj′), v.t., -judged, -judg•ing. 

1. to declare or pronounce formally;
   decree:
   The will was adjudged void.
2. Law to award or assign judicially:
   The prize was adjudged to him.
3. Law to decide by a judicial opinion or sentence:
   to adjudge a case.
4. to sentence or condemn:
   He was adjudged to die.
5. to deem;
   consider;
   think:
   It was adjudged wise to avoid war.

• Latin adjūdicāre. See adjudicate
• Middle French ajug(i)er
• Middle English ajugen 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

adjudge / əˈdʒʌdʒ/ verb (tr; usually passive)

1. to pronounce formally; declare
2. to determine judicially; judge
3. to order or pronounce by law; decree: he was adjudged bankrupt
4. to award (costs, damages, etc)
5. to sentence or condemn

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin adjūdicāre. See adjudicate