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  1. transitive verb To settle conclusively all contention or uncertainty about: decide a case; decided the dispute in favor of the workers.
  2. transitive verb To make up one's mind about: decide what to do.
  3. transitive verb To influence or determine the outcome of: A few votes decided the election.
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  • Knowing the details for each alternative will make it possible for you to decide which is best for you. —  Products & Shopping
  • The easiest way to decide is to get out and compare. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Laszlo must decide which is the lesser of the two injuries before naming his team for tomorrow.
  • I can't decide which is funnier: Gene's satisfied smirk whenever he took off his disguise, or Lucille's screams when he tricked her. —  TV Squad
  • For example, they have to decide which is more important for the supposedly typical resident: food or fuel. —  LewRockwell.com
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decide:   deciding ·  decided ·  decides
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  1. Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, to cut off, decide : dē-, de- + caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, French décider = Spanish Portuguese decidir = Italian decidere, from Latin decidere, decide, also literally cut off, from de, off, + cœdere, cut. Cf. decise, and concise, incise, etc.
 

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