Etymology : Middle English, from Latin resolvere to unloose, dissolve, from re- + solvere to loosen, release; more at SOLVE
Pronunciation : ri-zälv, -zolv
also Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. firm decision, ruling; decisiveness, resoluteness, determination. determine, decide; solve, find a solution; separate into constituent parts. 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. résoudare to resolve. see:
solve, and cf. resolve, v. i., resolute, resolution.].
2. to separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve. o, that this too too solid flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew! ye immortal souls, who once were men, and now resolved to elements again.
3. 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." to the resolving whereof we must first know that the jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving gentile.
4. to cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain. sir, be resolved. i must and will come. & fl. resolve me, reason, which of these is worse, want with a full, or with an empty purse? in health, good air, pleasure, riches, i am resolved it can not be equaled by any region. w. raleigh. we must be resolved how the law can be pure and perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over these eleusinian mysteries.
5. to determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event.
6. 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).
7. to change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole.
8. (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. utton.
9. (med.) to dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor.
10. (mus.) to let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several tendencies, resulting in a concord.
11. to relax; to lay at ease. [obs.] jonson.
12. To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.
13. 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.
14. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
15. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event.
16. 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 that no money should be apropriated.
17. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole.
18. 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.
19. To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor.
20. To let the tones follow their several tendencies, resulting in a concord.
21. To relax; to lay at ease.
22. To be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; to undergo resolution.
23. To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid.
24. To be settled in opinion; to be convinced.
25. To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life.
26. The act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution.
27. That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution. find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x" make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?".
28. 1. To resolve a problem, argument, or difficulty means to find a solution to it. We must find a way to resolve these problems before it's too late.
29. If you resolve to do something, you make a firm decision to do it. She resolved to report the matter to the hospital's nursing manager She resolved that, if Mimi forgot this promise, she would remind her.
30. Resolve is determination to do what you have decided to do. This will strengthen the American public's resolve to go to war. = determination. strong determination to succeed in doing something.
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