clinch

clinch

verb

Definition of CLINCH

to make final, definite, or beyond dispute <the rain clinched the matter: we would have the party indoors>

Synonyms decide, determine, nail, settle

Related Words demonstrate, establish, nail (down), prove, show; affirm, assure, ensure, insure, secure; define, specify, state, stipulate; clarify, clear (up), illuminate; conclude, end, finish

Near Antonyms confuse, muddle, muddy, unsettle