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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
resolve
n 1: 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]
2: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn:
resolution, declaration, resolve]
v 1: 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]
2: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation [syn:
conclude, resolve]
3: reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again" [syn:
purpose, resolve]
4: understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the
meaning of life cannot be answered" [syn: answer,
resolve]
5: make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?"
6: find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x" [syn:
resolve, solve]
7: 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]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
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O, that this too too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew! --Shak.
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Ye immortal souls, who once were men,
And now resolved to elements again. --Dryden.
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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.
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To the resolving whereof we must first know that the
Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving
Gentile. --Milton.
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3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to
inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
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Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. --Beau. &
Fl.
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Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse,
Want with a full, or with an empty purse? --Pope.
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In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved
it can not be equaled by any region. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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We must be resolved how the law can be pure and
perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over
these Eleusinian mysteries. --Milton.
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4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind;
to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected
event.
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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).
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6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used
only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a
committee of the whole.
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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.
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8. (Med.) To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an
inflammation or a tumor.
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9. (Mus.) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their
several tendencies, resulting in a concord.
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10. To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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To resolve a nebula.(Astron.) See Resolution of a nebula,
under Resolution.
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Syn: To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
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2. That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive
conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or
official determination; a legislative declaration; a
resolution.
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Nor is your firm resolve unknown. --Shak.
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Caesar's approach has summoned us together,
And Rome attends her fate from our resolves.
--Addison.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.]
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1. To be separated into its component parts or distinct
principles; to undergo resolution.
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2. To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid.
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When the blood stagnates in any part, it first
coagulates, then resolves, and turns alkaline.
--Arbuthhnot.
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3. To be settled in opinion; to be convinced. [R.]
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Let men resolve of that as they plaease. --Locke.
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4. To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to
determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better
course of life.
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Syn: To determine; decide; conclude; purpose.
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Thesaurus Results for resolve:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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