decide

Etymology

From Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin dēcīdere, infinitive of dēcīdō (“cut off, decide”), from dē (“down from”) + caedō (“cut”).

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
   The election will be decided on foreign policies.
   We must decide our next move.
   Her last-minute goal decided the game.
2. (intransitive) to make a judgment, especially after deliberation
   You must decide between good and evil.
   I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work.
3. (transitive) to cause someone to come to a decision
   It decides me to look into the matter, for if it is worth anyone's while to take so much trouble, there must be something in it. 1920, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Three Gables, Norton, published 2005, page 1537
4. (obsolete) to cut off; to separate