Verb
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influence or determine
"The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"
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cause to decide
"This new development finally decided me!"
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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"
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reach, make, or come to a decision about something
"We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
- make up one's mind