decide

decide
v
1. determine, settle, arbitrate, umpire, referee, Inf. ref; try, hear; evaluate, weigh, consider, think over; reach or come to a decision, form an opinion, hold, deem; judge, adjudge, adjudicate, rule, decree, order, Inf. call the tune, pass or pronounce judgment, sentence.
2. mediate, intervene, interpose, step in, come between, intercede; negotiate, arrange terms, bargain, parley; bring to terms, reconcile, conciliate; placate, appease, satisfy; adjust, make or set right, set straight, remedy, fix; solve, work out, conclude, end, terminate, finish off.
3. take it into one's head, Inf. take a notion; make up one's mind, Inf. fish or cut bait, Inf. if you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen; make a decision, resolve, settle on, fix on or upon; choose, pick or pick out, select.

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  • décidé — décidé, ée [ deside ] adj. • 1725; de décider 1 ♦ Qui n hésite pas pour prendre un parti, pour décider; qui a de la décision. ⇒ décider (IV); déterminé, 1. ferme, hardi, résolu, volontaire. Un homme décidé. Par ext. Un air décidé. ⇒ 2. crâne. Une …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • DECIDE — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «DECIDE» Sencillo de HΛL del álbum Violation of the rules Publicación 25 de octubre de 2000 Formato Maxi single …   Wikipedia Español

  • decide — de·cide vb de·cid·ed, de·cid·ing vt: to determine (as a case or issue) by making a decision (as a final judgment): adjudicate (1, 2) compare find, hold vi: to make a decision …   Law dictionary

  • decide — DECÍDE, decíd, vb. III. 1. intranz. şi refl. A lua o hotărâre; a alege (între mai multe alternative), a se fixa (între mai multe posibilităţi). ♦ tranz. A hotărî, a soluţiona în mod definitiv. 2. tranz. A determina, a convinge, a îndupleca pe… …   Dicționar Român

  • décidé — décidé, ée (dé si dé, dée) part. passé. 1°   Dont la solution est donnée. Cette question va être décidée. 2°   Qui n a rien de vague, d incertain. Le ministère louvoie, il n a pas de marche décidée. Cette musique n a point un caractère décidé.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Decide! — (Decidere!) was an Italian libertarian political association led by Daniele Capezzone. The group was sometimes also referred to as Decidere.net, in reference to its official website. It was one of the founding members of Silvio Berlusconi s The… …   Wikipedia

  • decide — [dē sīd′, disīd′] vt. decided, deciding [ME deciden < L decidere, to cut off, decide < de , off, from + caedere, to cut: see CIDE] 1. to end (a contest, dispute, etc.) by giving one side the victory or by passing judgment 2. to make up one… …   English World dictionary

  • decide — decide, determine, settle, rule, resolve mean to come or to cause to come to a conclusion. Decide presupposes previous consideration of a matter causing doubt, wavering, debate, or controversy and implies the arriving at a more or less logical… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 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.] [1913 Webster] Our seat denies… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Decide — De*cide , v. i. To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant. [1913 Webster] Who shall decide, when doctors disagree? Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • decide — late 14c., to settle a dispute, from O.Fr. decider, from L. decidere to decide, determine, lit. to cut off, from de off (see DE (Cf. de )) + caedere to cut (see CEMENT (Cf. cement)). For L. vowel change, see ACQUISITION …   Etymology dictionary

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