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resolve

re·solve

UK/ɹɪˈzɒlv/ US/ɹiːˈzɒlv/ fairly common
verb (7) noun (2)

verb

1.

bring to an end; settle conclusively

  • “The case was decided”
  • “The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff”
  • “The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance”
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2.
3.

reach a decision

  • “he resolved never to drink again”
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4.

understand the meaning of

  • “The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered”
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5.

make clearly visible

  • “can this image be resolved?”
6.

find the solution

  • “solve an equation”
  • “solve for x”
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7.

cause to go into a solution

  • “The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water”
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noun

1.

the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose

  • “his resoluteness carried him through the battle”
  • “it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work”
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2.

Origin

From Middle English resolven, from Old French resolver, a learned borrowing of Latin resolvō (“loosen, thaw, melt, resolve”), equivalent to re- + solve. Piecewise doublet of re-solve.

Phrases

  • set of one's jaw

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