UMPIRE (2)

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