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re⋅solve

[ri-zolv]

verb, -solved, -solv⋅ing, noun

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.

2.	to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up; cause or disintegrate (usually fol. by into).

3.	to reduce or convert by, or as by, breaking up or disintegration (usually fol. by to or into).

4.	to convert or transform by any process (often used reflexively).

5.	to reduce by mental analysis (often fol. by into).

6.	to settle, determine, or state formally in a vote or resolution, as of a deliberative assembly.

7.	to deal with (a question, a matter of uncertainty, etc.) conclusively; settle; solve: to resolve the question before the board.

8.	to clear away or dispel (doubts, fears, etc.); answer: to resolve any doubts we may have had.

9.	Chemistry. to separate (a racemic mixture) into optically active components.

10.	Music. to cause (a voice part or the harmony as a whole) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.

11.	Optics. to separate and make visible the individual parts of (an image); distinguish between.

12.	Medicine/Medical. to cause (swellings, inflammation, etc.) to disappear without suppuration.

–verb (used without object)

13.	to come to a determination; make up one's mind; determine (often fol. by on or upon): to resolve on a plan of action.

14.	to break up or disintegrate.

15.	to be reduced or changed by breaking up or otherwise (usually fol. by to or into).

16.	Music. to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.

–noun

17.	a resolution or determination made, as to follow some course of action.

18.	firmness of purpose or intent; determination.

Origin:
1325–75; ME resolven (v.) < L resolvere to unfasten, loosen, release, equiv. to re- re- + solvere to loosen; see solve

Related forms:

re⋅solv⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. confirm. See decide. 2. analyze, reduce. 17, 18. decision.

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re·solve (rĭ-zŏlv')

v. re·solved, re·solv·ing, re·solves

v. tr.

To make a firm decision about.
To cause (a person) to reach a decision. See Synonyms at decide.
To decide or express by formal vote.
To change or convert: My resentment resolved itself into resignation.
To find a solution to; solve. See Synonyms at solve.
To remove or dispel (doubts).
To bring to a usually successful conclusion: resolve a conflict.
Medicine To cause reduction of (an inflammation, for example).
Music To cause (a tone or chord) to progress from dissonance to consonance.
Chemistry To separate (an optically inactive compound or mixture) into its optically active constituents.
To render parts of (an image) visible and distinct.
Mathematics To separate (a vector, for example) into coordinate components.
To melt or dissolve (something).
Archaic To separate (something) into constituent parts.

v. intr.

To reach a decision or make a determination: resolve on a course of action.
To become separated or reduced to constituents.
Music To undergo resolution.

Firmness of purpose; resolution.
A determination or decision; a fixed purpose.
A formal resolution made by a deliberative body.

[Middle English resolven, to dissolve, from Old French resolver, from Latin resolvere, to untie : re-, re- + solvere, to untie; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]
re·solv'a·bil'i·ty, re·solv'a·ble·ness n., re·solv'a·ble adj., re·solv'ed·ly (-zŏl'vĭd-lē) adv., re·solv'er n.

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Resolve

Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resolved (-z?lvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Resolving.] [L. resolvere, resolutum, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- + solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. r['e]soudare to resolve. See Solve, and cf. Resolve, v. i., Resolute, Resolution.]

1. To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.

O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew! --Shak.

Ye immortal souls, who once were men, And now resolved to elements again. --Dryden.

2. To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel; to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as, to resolve a riddle. "Resolve my doubt." --Shak.

To the resolving whereof we must first know that the Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving Gentile. --Milton.

3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.

Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. --Beau. & Fl.

Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse, Want with a full, or with an empty purse? --Pope.

In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved it can not be equaled by any region. --Sir W. Raleigh.

We must be resolved how the law can be pure and perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over these Eleusinian mysteries. --Milton.

4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event.

5. To express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; -- followed by a clause; as, the house resolved (or, it was resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated (or, to appropriate no money).

6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole.

7. (Math.) To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of. --Hutton.

8. (Med.) To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor.

9. (Mus.) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several tendencies, resulting in a concord.

10. To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

To resolve a nebula.(Astron.) See Resolution of a nebula, under Resolution.

Syn: To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.

Resolve

Re*solve"\ (r?-z?lv"), v. i. [The sense "to be convinced, to determine" comes from the idea of loosening, breaking up into parts, analyzing, hence, determining.]

1. To be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; to undergo resolution.

2. To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid.

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

3. To be settled in opinion; to be convinced. [R.]

Let men resolve of that as they plaease. --Locke.

4. To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life.

Syn: To determine; decide; conclude; purpose.

Resolve

Re*solve"\, n. 1. The act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution. "To give a full resolve of that which is so much controverted." --Milton.

2. That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution.

Nor is your firm resolve unknown. --Shak.

C[ae]sar's approach has summoned us together, And Rome attends her fate from our resolves. --Addison.

Language Translation for : resolve

Spanish: tomar la decisión de, resolver,

German: beschließen,

Japanese: 決意する

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resolve (v.)

c.1374, from L. resolvere "to loosen, undo, settle," from re-, intensive prefix, + solvere "loosen" (see solve). Same sense evolution as in resolution. The noun meaning "determination" is first recorded 1592.

Main Entry: re·solve
Pronunciation: ri-'zälv
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: re·solved; re·solv·ing
transitive verb 1 : to deal with successfully : clear up <resolve a dispute>
2 a : to declare or decide by formal resolution and vote b : to change by resolution or formal vote resolved itself into a committee> intransitive verb : to form a resolution

Main Entry: resolve
Function: noun
1 : something that is resolved
2 : a legal or official determination; especially : a legislative declaration

Main Entry: re·solve
Pronunciation: ri-'zälv, -'zolv also -'zäv or -'zov
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: re·solved;re·solv·ing
Function: transitive verb
1 : to separate (a racemic compound or mixture) into the two components
2 : to causeresolution of (as inflammation)
3 : to distinguish between or make independently visible adjacent parts of resolve intransitive senses
1 : tobecome separated into component parts; also : to become reduced by dissolving or analysis
2 : to undergo resolution —used especially of disease orinflammation —re·solv·able /-'zäl-v&-b&l, -'zol- also -'zäv-&- or -'zov-&-/ adjective

resolve re·solve (rĭ-zŏlv')
v. re·solved, re·solv·ing, re·solves

To cause resolution of an abnormal condition.
To separate an optically inactive compound or mixture into its optically active constituents.
To render parts of an image visible and distinct.

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