mindmap root((决定)) decide implies previous consideration and a cutting off of doubt, wavering, debate, or controversy: will ~ tonight where to build the school. determine implies a fixing of the identity, character, scope, bounds, or direction of something: ~d the cause of the problem. settle implies the arrival at a conclusion that brings to an end all doubt, wavering, or dispute: the court's decision ~s the matter. rule implies a determination by judicial or administrative authority: the judge ~d that the evidence was inadmissible. resolve implies an expressed or clear decision or determination to do or refrain from doing something: both nations ~d to stop terrorism.