De*cide" , v. i. 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? Pope.

De*cide" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decided; p. pr. & vb. n.Deciding.] [L. decīdere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. décider. Cf. Decision.]

1.To cut off; to separate. [Obs.]

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

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. 1 Kings xx. 40.

The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then. Shak.

-- Webster's unabridged 1913