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Resolve

//ɹɪˈzɑlv// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Determination; will power. uncountable

    "It took all my resolve to go through with the surgery."

  2. 2
    the trait of being resolute wordnet
  3. 3
    A determination to do something; a fixed decision. countable

    "And the having individually entertained four such resolves, without perceiving that once brought together, they all mutually expire; this, this ineffable folly, Pierre, brands thee in the forehead for an unaccountable infatuate!"

  4. 4
    a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote wordnet
  5. 5
    An act of resolving something; resolution. countable

    "Some operations require data that, in turn, requires that lightweight components be resolved. In these cases, this option determines whether the user is prompted to approve the resolve or whether components are just resolved automatically."

Verb
  1. 1
    To find a solution to (a problem). transitive

    "Exeter. Shall I call in Thambaſſadors my Liege? / King. Not yet my Couſin, til we be reſolude / Of ſome ſerious matters touching vs and France."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of re-solve. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    cause to go into a solution wordnet
  4. 4
    To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain. transitive

    "to resolve a riddle"

  5. 5
    understand the meaning of wordnet
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  1. 6
    To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action. intransitive

    "I resolve to finish this work before I go home."

  2. 7
    bring to an end; settle conclusively wordnet
  3. 8
    To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle. transitive

    "He was resolved by an unexpected event."

  4. 9
    reach a decision wordnet
  5. 10
    To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchet.

    "After two weeks of bickering, they finally resolved their differences."

  6. 11
    find the solution wordnet
  7. 12
    To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state. intransitive, reflexive, transitive

    "O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, / Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew!"

  8. 13
    reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation wordnet
  9. 14
    To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.

    "In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved it cannot be equalled by any region."

  10. 15
    make clearly visible wordnet
  11. 16
    To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.
  12. 17
    To render visible or distinguishable the parts of something.

    "The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail."

  13. 18
    To find the IP address of a hostname, or the entity referred to by a symbol in source code; to look up.
  14. 19
    To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid). rare, transitive

    "With milke-white Hartes vpon an Iuorie ſled, / Thou ſhalt be drawen amidſt the froſen Pooles, / And ſcale the yſie mountaines lofty tops: / Which with thy beautie will be soone reſolu’d."

  15. 20
    To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid. intransitive, rare, reflexive

    "When the blood stagnates in any part, it first coagulates, then resolves, and turns alkaline."

  16. 21
    To liquefy (a gas or vapour). obsolete, transitive
  17. 22
    To disperse or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumour. dated
  18. 23
    To relax; to lie at ease. obsolete

    "resolve himself into all sports and looseness again"

  19. 24
    To separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
  20. 25
    To solve (an equation, etc.). archaic, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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