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decide
Overview of verb decide
The verb decide has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (125) decide, make up one's mind, determine -- (reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations")
2. (6) decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate -- (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")
3. (4) decide -- (cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!")
4. decide -- (influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election")
Antonyms of verb decide
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb decide
4 senses of decide
Sense 1
decide, make up one's mind, determine
Sense 2
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
decide
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Sense 4
decide
=> determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
=> cause, do, make
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb decide
2 of 4 senses of decide
Sense 1
decide, make up one's mind, determine
=> measure, mensurate, measure out
=> choose, take, select, pick out
=> will
=> seal
=> purpose, resolve
=> rule, decree
=> orient, orientate
=> judge, adjudicate, try
=> regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern
Sense 2
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> judge
=> adjust
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb decide
4 senses of decide
Sense 1
decide, make up one's mind, determine
Sense 2
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> end, terminate
Sense 3
decide
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Sense 4
decide
=> determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
'Cause To' of verb decide
1 of 4 senses of decide
Sense 3
decide
=> decide, make up one's mind, determine
Derived Forms of verb decide
3 of 4 senses of decide
Sense 1
decide, make up one's mind, determine
RELATED TO>(adj) decisive#3
=> decisive
RELATED TO>(noun) decision#2
=> decision, determination, conclusion
RELATED TO>(noun) deciding#1
=> decision making, deciding
Sense 2
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
RELATED TO>(adj) decisive#3
=> decisive
RELATED TO>(noun) deciding#1
=> decision making, deciding
Sense 4
decide
RELATED TO>(adj) decisive#1
=> decisive
Domain of verb decide
Domain Terms of verb decide
Familiarity of verb decide
decide used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb decide
4 senses of decide
Sense 1
decide, make up one's mind, determine
EX: They decide to move
Sense 2
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
decide
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 4
decide
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb decide
3 of 4 senses of decide
Sense 2
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
> end, terminate
=> close out
=> finish
=> abort
=> culminate
=> lift, raise
=> ax, axe
=> stamp out, kill
=> dissolve, break up
=> dissolve, break up
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> interrupt, break
=> stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out
=> finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
=> complete, finish
=> closure, cloture
=> decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> conclude
=> close
=> phase out
=> close
Sense 3
decide
> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
=> decide
=> persuade
=> bring
=> solicit
=> encourage
=> let
=> lead
=> prompt, inspire, instigate
=> suborn
=> compel, oblige, obligate
Sense 4
decide
> determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
=> dispose, incline
=> indispose, disincline
=> miscreate
=> carry weight
=> decide
=> reshape
=> time
=> index
=> pace
=> predetermine
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb decide
Sense 1
decide, make up one's mind, determine
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Sense 2
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> end, terminate
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Sense 3
decide
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
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Sense 4
decide
=> determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
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Grep of verb decide
decide
Grep of adj decide
decided
Grep of adv decide
decidedly
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