adjudge

Verb

Verb Forms: adjudged, adjudging, adjudges

To decide or rule upon something formally, as a judge.
declare to be
To declare to be.
To deem or determine to be.
To award judicially; to assign.
To sentence; to condemn.

Examples

The official dictionary will adjudge your word valid, but your spelling is atrocious.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

declare, hold

Scrabble Score: 17

adjudge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
adjudge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adjudge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

adjudge: valid Words With Friends Word