Synonyms: settle, decide, adjudicate, resolve
Definition: bring to an end; settle conclusively
Usage: 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
Definition: bring to an end or halt
Usage: She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime; The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
Synonyms: decide
Definition: cause to decide
Usage: This new development finally decided me!
Similar words: cause, induce, get, have, make, stimulate
Definition: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Usage: The ads induced me to buy a VCR; My children finally got me to buy a computer; My wife made me buy a new sofa
Synonyms: decide
Definition: influence or determine
Usage: The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election
Similar words: influence, determine, regulate, mold, shape
Definition: shape or influence; give direction to
Usage: experience often determines ability; mold public opinion