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v. influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

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"

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decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate

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 off, square up, determine

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

assign, specify, set apart

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

v. bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"

reckon, count

v. take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"

determine

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

control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate

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"

define

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

demarcate

v. separate clearly, as if by boundaries

intend, destine, designate, specify

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

restrict

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

think of, have in mind, mean

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 off, square up, determine

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

decide, make up one's mind, determine

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

adjust, set, correct

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

v. become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"

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

v. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

reveal

v. disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

bring, land

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

v. move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"

harmonize, harmonise, reconcile

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

square

v. cause to match, as of ideas or acts

confirm

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

specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit

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"

begin

v. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

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