v. Function: verb
to come or to cause to come to a conclusion FF1C; he decided how to solve the problem FF1E;
Synonyms: conclude, determine, figure, resolve, rule, settle
Related Words: gather; adjudge, adjudicate, judge; conjecture, guess, surmise; establish, fix, set
Idioms: cast the die, make up one's mind, settle in one's mind
Contrasted Words: falter, hesitate, vacillate, waver; fluctuate, oscillate; balk, demur, scruple, shy