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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Decide \De*cide"\, verb (used with an object) [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) 2.0 [wn]:
deciding
adjective: 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)}]
noun: the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" [syn: {decision making}]
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