[ri-zolv] 
verb, -solved, -solv⋅ing, noun | 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. |
| 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. |
| 17. | a resolution or determination made, as to follow some course of action. |
| 18. | firmness of purpose or intent; determination. |
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.
