Deciding

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decide \De*cide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decided}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Deciding}.] [L. dec[imac]dere; de- + caedere to cut, cut
     off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. d['e]cider. Cf.
     {Decision}.]
     1. To cut off; to separate. [Obs.]
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              Our seat denies us traffic here;
              The sea, too near, decides us from the rest.
                                                    --Fuller.
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     2. To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy,
        struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to
        render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle.
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              So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
                                                    --1 Kings xx.
                                                    40.
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              The quarrel toucheth none but us alone;
              Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deciding
       adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial
             experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the
             determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {crucial},
              {deciding(a)}, {determinant}, {determinative}, {determining(a)}]
       n : the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good
           executive must be good at decision making" [syn: {decision
           making}]