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verb (used with object), solved, solv·ing.

to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain: to solve the mystery of the missing books.

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), -solved, -solv·ing.

un·solved, adjective

well-solved, adjective

Synonyms
1. resolve, unravel, untangle, crack.

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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

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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

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meaning "explain, answer" is attested from c.1533; for sense evolution, see solution. Mathematical use is attested from 1737.

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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).

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