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solve
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sɒlv
/
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[
solv
]
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verb (used with object),
solved,
solv·ing.
1.
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
to solve the mystery of the missing books.
2.
to work out the answer or
solution
to (a mathematical problem).
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
solven
<
Latin
solvere
to loosen, free, release, dissolve
Related forms
solv·er,
noun
pre·solve,
verb (used with object),
pre·solved,
pre·solv·ing.
un·solved,
adjective
well-solved,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
resolve, unravel, untangle, crack.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
solve
(sɒlv)
—
vb
1.
to find the explanation for or solution to (a mystery, problem, etc)
2.
maths
a. to work out the answer to (a problem)
b. to obtain the roots of (an equation)
[C15: from Latin
solvere
to loosen, release, free from debt]
'solver
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
solve
c.1440, "to disperse, dissipate, loosen," from L. solvere "to loosen, dissolve, untie," from PIE *se-lu-, from reflexive pronoun *swe- + base *leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart" (cf. Gk. lyein "to loosen, release, untie," O.E. -leosan "to lose," leas "loose;" see
lose
). The
meaning "explain, answer" is attested from c.1533; for sense evolution, see
solution
. Mathematical use is attested from 1737.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary
Solve definition
Parallel object-oriented language. "Message Pattern Specifications: A New Technique for Handling Errors in Parallel Object- Oriented Systems", J.A. Purchase et al, SIGPLAN Notices 25(10):116-125 (OOPSLA/ECOOP '90) (Oct 1990).
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010
http://foldoc.org
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