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Deciʹde (2 syl.)

means “to knock out.” Several things being set before a person, he eliminates all but one, which he selects as his choice. A decided man is one who quickly eliminates every idea but the one he intends to adhere to.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Debon
Debonair [Le Débonnaire]
Débris
Debt of Nature
Decameron
Decamp
Decaniller
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Deception
Decide
Decimo
Deck
Decking Churches
Décolleté [da-coal-ta]
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Decoy Duck
Decrepit
Decuman Gate
Dedalian
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