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Decide

Decide Meaning & Definition
Decide Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Decide?

[v] reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
[v] bring to an end; settle conclusively, as of a conflict; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
[v] cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"
[v] influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Decide: determine | make up one's mind | settle

Related Terms | Find terms related to Decide: adjudge | adjudicate | advance | arbitrate | ascertain | assure | bring | call the shots | carry | certify | choose | choose to | cinch | clear up | clinch | command | conclude | conduce to | conjecture | contribute to | control | decide upon | decree | desire | determine | direct | dismiss all doubt | dispose | elect | engage | enlist | ensure | establish | figure | find | find out | fix | forward | gather | get at | get to do | govern | guess | guide | incline | induce | influence | insure | interest in | judge | lead | lead to | lure | make a decision | make certain | make no doubt | make no mistake | make sure | make sure of | nail down | opt for | order | pick out | procure | prompt | purpose | reassure | redound to | referee | regulate | remove all doubt | resolve | rule | seal | see fit | see that | see to it | select | set | set at rest | settle | sort out | subserve | surmise | sway | take a resolution | tempt | think fit | think good | think proper | turn the scale | umpire | wear the pants | will | wish

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Decide In Webster's Dictionary

\De*cide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deciding}.] [L. dec[=i]dere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. d['e]cider. Cf. {Decision}.] 1. To cut off; to separate. [Obs.] Our seat denies us traffic here; The sea, too near, decides us from the rest. --Fuller. 2. To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle. So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. --1 Kings xx. 40. The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then. --Shak.
\De*cide"\, v. i. To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant. Who shall decide, when doctors disagree? --Pope.

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