Resolve
WordNet
noun
(1) The trait of being resolute
"His resoluteness carried him through the battle"
"It was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
(2) A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
verb
(3) Cause to go into a solution
"The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
(4) Understand the meaning of
"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
(5) 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"
(6) Reach a decision
"He resolved never to drink again"
(7) Find the solution
"Solve an equation"
"Solve for x"
(8) Reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
(9) Make clearly visible
"Can this image be resolved?"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from .
Verb
- To find a solution to (a problem).
- To solve again.
- I’ll have to resolve the equation with the new values.
- To make a firm decision to do something.
- I resolve to finish this work before I go home.
Noun
- Determination, will power.
- It took all my resolve to go through with it.