DECIDE

verb (~d; deciding) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~re, literally, to cut off, from de- + caedere to cut Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make a final choice or judgment about , to select as a course of action, to infer on the basis of evidence, to bring to a definitive end , to induce to come to a choice , intransitive verb to make a choice or judgment , decidability noun decidable adjective ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~