decide vs measure out

decide and measure out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decide	No	No	Yes	No
measure out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, measure out is a hyponym of decide; that is, measure out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decide:

decide: reach, make, or come to a decision about something
measure out: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

decide (verb)	measure out (verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something	determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
bring to an end; settle conclusively
cause to decide
influence or determine