adjudicate vs decide

adjudicate and decide both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjudicate	No	No	Yes	No
decide	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, adjudicate and decide are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of adjudicate include resolve, settle.

As verbs, decide is a hypernym of adjudicate; that is, decide is a word with a broader meaning than adjudicate:

adjudicate: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
decide: reach, make, or come to a decision about something

Other hypernyms of adjudicate include determine, make up one's mind.

adjudicate (verb)	decide (verb)
bring to an end; settle conclusively	reach, make, or come to a decision about something
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of	bring to an end; settle conclusively
	cause to decide
	influence or determine