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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decide \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deciding adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {crucial}, {deciding(a)}, {determinant}, {determinative}, {determining(a)}] n : the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" [syn: {decision making}]
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