decide

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Synonyms: deride, deicide, decade, decode, decede, decile, devide, decime, decine

Antonyms: deride, deicide, decade, decode, decede, decile, devide, decime, decine

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[resolve]] (a [[contest]], [[problem]], [[dispute]], etc.); to [[choose]], [[determine]], or [[settle]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make a [[judgment]], especially after [[deliberation]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause someone to come to a [[decision]].
4. {{lb|en|computability theory}} Of a [[Turing machine#Noun|Turing machine]]: to return a correct answer (for some yes-or-no problem) on every possible [[input#Noun|input]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[cut off]]; to [[separate]].

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