decide

verb

(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.

(intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.

(transitive) To cause someone to come to a decision.

(computing theory) Of a Turing machine: to return a correct answer (for some yes-or-no problem) on every possible input.

(obsolete) To cut off; to separate.

Roots

caedocid- · Latin · cut, kill

Synonyms for decide

determinev adjudicatev settlev resolvev choosev selectv adjudgev electv arbitratev ascertainv

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Where does decide come from?

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