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Decidable
Decidable De*cid"a*ble, a.
Capable of being decided; determinable.
Decide
Decide 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.
DecidedDecided De*cid"ed, a.
1. Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable;
unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage.
``A more decided taste for science.' --Prescott.
2. Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose;
fully settled; positive; resolute; as, a decided opinion
or purpose.
Syn: Decided, Decisive.
Usage: We call a thing decisive when it has the power or
quality of deciding; as, a decisive battle; we speak
of it as decided when it is so fully settled as to
leave no room for doubt; as, a decided preference, a
decided aversion. Hence, a decided victory is one
about which there is no question; a decisive victory
is one which ends the contest. Decisive is applied
only to things; as, a decisive sentence, a decisive
decree, a decisive judgment. Decided is applied
equally to persons and things. Thus we speak of a man
as decided in his whole of conduct; and as having a
decided disgust, or a decided reluctance, to certain
measures. ``A politic caution, a guarded
circumspection, were among the ruling principles of
our forefathers in their most decided conduct.'
--Burke. ``The sentences of superior judges are final,
decisive, and irrevocable. --Blackstone. Decidedly
Decidedly De*cid"ed*ly, adv.
In a decided manner; indisputably; clearly; thoroughly.
Decidement
Decidement De*cide"ment, n.
Means of forming a decision. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
Decidence
Decidence Dec"i*dence, n. [L. decidens falling off.]
A falling off. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
Decider
Decider De*cid"er, n.
One who decides.
DeciduaDecidua De*cid"u*a (?; 135), n. [NL., fr. L. deciduus. See
Deciduous.] (Anat.)
The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the
embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with
it. Deciduata
Deciduata De*cid`u*a"ta, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of Mammalia in which a decidua is thrown off with, or
after, the fetus, as in the human species.
Deciduate
Deciduate De*cid"u*ate (?; 135), a. (Anat.)
Possessed of, or characterized by, a decidua.
Deciduity
Deciduity Dec`i*du"i*ty, n.
Deciduousness. [R.]
DeciduousDeciduous De*cid"u*ous (?; 135), a. [L. deciduus, fr. dec?dere
to fall off; de- + cadere to fall. See Chance.] (Biol.)
Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain
season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves
(except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals,
such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or
parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous
trees; the deciduous membrane. Deciduousness
Deciduousness De*cid"u*ous*ness, n.
The quality or state of being deciduous.
Indeciduate
Indeciduate In`de*cid"u*ate, a.
1. Indeciduous.
2. (Anat.) Having no decidua; nondeciduate.
Indeciduous
Indeciduous In`de*cid"u*ous, a.
Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn;
lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial.
The indeciduous and unshaven locks of Apollo. --Sir T.
Browne.
Nondeciduate
Nondeciduate Non`de*cid"u*ate, a. (Anat.)
Characterized by the absence of a decidua; indeciduate.
Undecide
Undecide Un`de*cide", v. t. [1st pref. un- + decide.]
To reverse or recant, as a previous decision.
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