| VERB | cognition | decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something |
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| cognition | decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate | bring to an end | |
| cognition | decide | cause to decide | |
| cognition | decide | influence or determine |
| Sounds | dihsay'd | |
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| Rhymes | abide ... Yuletide: 173 rhymes with ayd... | |
| Meaning | reach, make, or come to a decision about something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They decide to move | |
| Example | "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" | |
| Synonyms | make up one's mind, determine | |
| Entails | debate, deliberate | discuss the pros and cons of an issue |
| Caused by | decide | Cause to decide |
| Narrower | choose, take, select, pick out | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
| judge, adjudicate, try | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of | |
| measure, mensurate, measure out | Determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of | |
| orient, orientate | Determine one's position with reference to another point | |
| purpose, resolve | reach a decision | |
| regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern | Bring into conformity with rules or principles / principles or usage | |
| rule, decree | decide with authority | |
| seal | decide irrevocably | |
| will | Determine by choice | |
| Catalan | decidir, determinar | |
| Spanish | decidir, determinar | |
| Adjectives | decisive | characterized by decision and firmness |
| Nouns | deciding | the cognitive process of reaching a decision |
| decision | the act of making up your mind about something | |
| Meaning | Bring to an end; settle conclusively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | settle, resolve, adjudicate | |
| Narrower | adjust | decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim |
| judge | Determine the result of (a competition) | |
| Broader | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
| Spanish | resolver | |
| Adjectives | decisive | characterized by decision and firmness |
| Nouns | deciding | the cognitive process of reaching a decision |
| Meaning | Cause to decide. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "This new development finally decided me!" | |
| Cause to | decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something |
| Broader | induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make | Cause to do |
| Meaning | Influence or determine. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" | |
| Broader | determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate | shape or influence |
| Adjectives | decisive | determining or having the power to determine an outcome |