Resolve

  • 21resolve — I. verb (resolved; resolving) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin resolvere to unloose, dissolve, from re + solvere to loosen, release more at solve Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. obsolete dissolve, melt 2 …

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  • 22resolve — [c]/rəˈzɒlv / (say ruh zolv) verb (resolved, resolving) –verb (t) 1. to fix or settle on by deliberate choice and will; determine (to do something). 2. Physics (of vector quantities) to divide into components. 3. to settle, determine, or state… …

  • 23resolve — resolver, n. /ri zolv /, v., resolved, resolving, n. v.t. 1. to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full. 2. to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break… …

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  • 24resolve — 1. verb /ɹiˈsɒlv,ɹiˈsɑlv,ɹɪˈzɒlv,ɹiːˈzɒlv,ɹiːzɒlv/ a) To find a solution to (a problem). I’ll have to resolve the equation with the new values. b) To solve again. I resolve to finish this work before I go home. See Also …

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  • 25resolve — 1. verb 1) this matter cannot be resolved overnight Syn: settle, sort out, solve, find a solution to, fix, straighten out, deal with, put right, put to rights, rectify; informal hammer out, thrash out, figure out 2) Bob resolved not to wait any… …

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  • 26resolve — v. & n. v. 1 intr. make up one s mind; decide firmly (resolve to do better). 2 tr. (of circumstances etc.) cause (a person) to do this (events resolved him to leave). 3 tr. (foll. by that + clause) (of an assembly or meeting) pass a resolution by …

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  • 27resolve — Synonyms and related words: abort, accommodate, adjust, adopt, agree, aim, aim at, alter into, ambition, analyze, anatomize, animus, answer, approve, arrange matters, ascertain, aspiration, aspire after, aspire to, assay, be after, be converted… …

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  • 28resolve — verb 1》 settle or find a solution to.     ↘Medicine cause (a symptom or condition) to heal or disappear. 2》 decide firmly on a course of action.     ↘(of a legislative body) take a decision by a formal vote. 3》 Music cause (a discord) to pass… …

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  • 29resolve — 1. verb 1) this matter cannot be resolved overnight Syn: settle, sort out, solve, fix, straighten out, deal with, put right, rectify; informal hammer out, thrash out 2) David resolved to wait Syn: determine …

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  • 30resolve — [rɪˈzɒlv] verb I 1) [T] to solve a problem, or to find a way of dealing with a disagreement 2) [I] formal to make a determined decision to do something II noun [U] formal resolve [rɪˈzɒlv] determination …

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