Decide vs. Decreet

Decideverb

(ambitransitive) 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.’;

Decreetnoun

The final judgment of the Court of Session, or of an inferior court, by which the question at issue is decided.

Decideverb

(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.’;

Decreetnoun

The final judgment of the Court of Session, or of an inferior court, by which the question at issue is decided.

Decideverb

(transitive) to cause someone to come to a decision

Decideverb

(obsolete) to cut off; to separate

Decideverb

To cut off; to separate.

‘Our seat denies us traffic here;The sea, too near, decides us from the rest.’;

Decideverb

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.’;

Decideverb

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?’;

Decideverb

reach, make, or come to a decision about something;

‘We finally decided after lengthy deliberations’;

Decideverb

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’;

Decideverb

cause to decide;

‘This new development finally decided me!’;

Decideverb

influence or determine;

‘The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election’;