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–v.t.1. to make up one's mind; determine; decide: »
He resolved to do better work in the future. Richard resolved to reform (Newsweek).
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under decide. (Cf. ↑decide)2. to decide by vote; adopt or pass a resolution: »It was resolved that our schooave a lunchroom.
4. to clear up; answer and explain; solve: »The conviction…neither solves the mystery of Rémon's death nor resolves Panama's political problems (Newsweek).
6. to change: »The assembly resolved itself into a committee. Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim thy growth, to be resolved to earth again (William Cullen Bryant).
7. to produce separate images of; make distinguishable, as by optical instruments or radar: »to resolve a cluster of stars with a high-powered telescope.
8. Music. to cause (a voice part or harmony) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.9. Medicine. to cause (inflammation) to disappear without the formation of pus.–v.i.1. to come to a decision; decide (on): »consultations…in which much was proposed, but nothing resolved on (Scott).
2. to break into parts: »This chemical resolves when distilled at a high temperature.
3. Music. to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.–n.1. a thing determined on: »He kept his resolve to do better.
2. firmness in carrying out a purpose; determination: »George Washington was a man of great resolve.
╂[< Latin resolvere < re- back + solvere loosen]–re|solv´er, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
