Associations to the word «Decide»

Wiktionary

DECIDE, verb. (transitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
DECIDE, verb. (intransitive) To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
DECIDE, verb. (transitive) To cause someone to come to a decision.
DECIDE, verb. (obsolete) To cut off; to separate.

Dictionary definition

DECIDE, verb. Reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations".
DECIDE, verb. Bring to an end; settle conclusively; "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".
DECIDE, verb. Cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!".
DECIDE, verb. Influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats