'Resolve' definitions:

Definition of 'resolve'

(from WordNet)
noun
The trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution] [ant: irresoluteness, irresolution]
noun
A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: resolution, declaration, resolve]
verb
Bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" [syn: decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate]
verb
Reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation [syn: conclude, resolve]
verb
Reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again" [syn: purpose, resolve]
verb
Understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered" [syn: answer, resolve]
verb
Make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?"
verb
Find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x" [syn: resolve, solve]
verb
Cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" [syn: dissolve, resolve, break up]

Definition of 'Resolve'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Ye immortal souls, who once were men, And now resolved to elements again. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • To the resolving whereof we must first know that the Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving Gentile. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain. [1913 Webster]
  • Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse, Want with a full, or with an empty purse? --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved it can not be equaled by any region. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
  • We must be resolved how the law can be pure and perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over these Eleusinian mysteries. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event. [1913 Webster]
  • 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). [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Med.) To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. (Mus.) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several tendencies, resulting in a concord. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • To resolve a nebula.(Astron.) See Resolution of a nebula, under Resolution. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Resolve'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; to undergo resolution. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid. [1913 Webster]
  • When the blood stagnates in any part, it first coagulates, then resolves, and turns alkaline. --Arbuthhnot. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To be settled in opinion; to be convinced. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Let men resolve of that as they plaease. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To determine; decide; conclude; purpose. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Resolve'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution. [1913 Webster]
  • Nor is your firm resolve unknown. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Caesar's approach has summoned us together, And Rome attends her fate from our resolves. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'resolve'

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Words containing 'Resolve'