decide :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

v. 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"

cause to decide, cause to reach a decision, induce to make a choice

v. cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"

settle, resolve, decide

v. 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"

settle, square up, determine, square off, settle conclusively, settle upon

v. settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

set apart, assign, specify

v. select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

elect

v. select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"

elect

v. choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

control, curb, moderate, restrain, contain, hold in

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

vote, vote for

v. express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"

figure, count, cipher, cypher, reckon, calculate, compute

v. make a mathematical calculation or computation

determine, fix in scope

v. fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property

bound, throttle, trammel, limit, restrict, restrain, confine

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

define, give a definition for

v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"

demarcate, separate clearly

v. separate clearly and as if by boundaries

specify, intend, destine, designate

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

limit, restrict, put restrictions on

v. place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

mean, think of, have in mind

v. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

settle, square up, determine, square off, settle conclusively, settle upon

v. settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

set, adjust

v. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

settle, take root, become established, become settled, steady down, settle down

v. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

decipher, decode, decrypt

v. read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

define

v. determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"

illuminate, decorate with paint

v. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

land, bring, bring into a different state

v. bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"

shore

v. serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

harmonize, reconcile

v. bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"

square, cause to match, cause to square

v. cause to match, as of ideas or acts

confirm

v. make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"

fix, set, specify, determine, decide upon

v. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

debate, argue with oneself

v. argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

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