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Antonyms for make up one's mind
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : mahynd |
Phonetic Transcription : maɪnd |
Definition of make up one's mind
Origin :- late 12c., from Old English gemynd "memory, remembrance, state of being remembered; thought, purpose; conscious mind, intellect, intention," Proto-Germanic *ga-mundiz (cf. Gothic muns "thought," munan "to think;" Old Norse minni "mind;" German Minne (archaic) "love," originally "memory, loving memory"), from PIE root *men- "think, remember, have one's mind aroused," with derivatives referring to qualities of mind or states of thought (cf. Sanskrit matih "thought," munih "sage, seer;" Greek memona "I yearn," mania "madness," mantis "one who divines, prophet, seer;" Latin mens "mind, understanding, reason," memini "I remember," mentio "remembrance;" Lithuanian mintis "thought, idea," Old Church Slavonic mineti "to believe, think," Russian pamjat "memory").
- Meaning "mental faculty" is mid-14c. "Memory," one of the oldest senses, now is almost obsolete except in old expressions such as bear in mind, call to mind. Mind's eye "remembrance" is early 15c. Phrase time out of mind is attested from early 15c. To pay no mind "disregard" is recorded from 1916, American English dialect. To have half a mind to "to have one's mind half made up to (do something)" is recorded from 1726. Mind-reading is from 1882.
- As in purpose : verb intend, set sights on
- As in steel : verb prepare oneself
- As in choose : verb pick, select
Synonyms for make up one's mind
- accept
- adopt
- aim
- animate
- appoint
- aspire
- bid for
- brace
- buck up
- call for
- cast
- cheer
- co-opt
- commit
- commit oneself
- conclude
- consider
- contemplate
- crave
- cull
- decide
- decide on
- design
- designate
- desire
- determine
- discriminate between
- draw lots
- elect
- embolden
- embrace
- encourage
- espouse
- excerpt
- extract
- fancy
- favor
- feel disposed to
- finger
- fix on
- fortify
- gird
- glean
- grit teeth
- harden
- have a mind to
- have in view
- hearten
- inspirit
- judge
- love
- make choice
- make decision
- make up one's mind
- mean
- meditate
- mind
- name
- opt for
- plan
- ponder
- predestine
- prefer
- prepare
- propose
- pursue
- rally
- ready
- reinforce
- resolve
- see fit
- separate
- set aside
- settle upon
- sift out
- single out
- slot
- sort
- strengthen
- tab
- tag
- take
- take up
- tap
- think to
- want
- weigh
- will
- winnow
- wish
- wish for
- work for
- work toward
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