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re·solve       [ri-zolv] Pronunciation Key verb, -solved, -solv·ing, noun
–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')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   re·solved, re·solv·ing, re·solves

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

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

n.  
  1. Firmness of purpose; resolution.
  2. A determination or decision; a fixed purpose.
  3. 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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resolving

noun
analysis into clear-cut components [syn: resolution] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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