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· Latin
dēcīdere
2 English words descend from Latin
dēcīdere
, most common first.
decide
To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
decay
Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.