verb
- past tense and past participle of referee; acted as an official who enforces rules in a sports game or competition
- past tense and past participle of referee; reviewed and evaluated a scholarly work or research paper for publication
Usage: academic
Examples
- The basketball game was refereed by an experienced official.
- She refereed the soccer match despite the rainy weather.
- The research paper was refereed by three experts in the field.
- He has refereed over fifty games this season.
- The journal article was carefully refereed before publication.
- The championship game was refereed without any major controversies.