Decide and Shape

Decide

Decide verb - To come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of.

Usage example: we waited for our captors to decide our fate

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Shape and decide are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shape" instead a verb "Decide".

Nearby Words: decisive, decision, deciding, decider

Shape verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.

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Decide and shape are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decide" instead a verb "Shape".

Nearby Words: shaped, shapeless, shapely, shaping

mind	decide mind	shape mind
purpose	decide purpose	shape purpose
character	decide character	shape character
life	decide life	shape life
Other words: fate, destiny, future, way, world.

They decide it can't be named for its shape because "then the tamborine would have to be called a circle", so they reason it must have been invented by Joe Triangle.

Source: Namesake Gag
Beyond that, you and your fellow revolutionaries couldn't decide on pizza toppings, let alone the shape of the world to come (or how to get it there).

Source: We ARE Struggling Together
Morality Pet: Mike and Dave decide to shape up for Jeanie's upcoming wedding.

Source: Film / Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

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