Decide
Decide , transitive verb
[Latin decīdere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to English shed, v.: compare French décider. Compare Decision.]
1.
To cut off; to separate. [Obsolete]
Our seat denies us traffic here;
The sea, too near, decides us from the rest.
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.
So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
The quarrel toucheth none but us alone;
Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then.
Decide , intransitive verb
To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor of the defendant.
Who shall decide, when doctors disagree?