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| re·solve [ ri zólv ] |
verb (past and past participle re·solved, present participle re·solv·ing, 3rd person present singular re·solves) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make decision: to come to a firm decision about something, or cause somebody to do this
  He resolved to leave.
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2. transitive verb solve difficulty: to find a solution to a problem
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3. transitive verb settle argument: to bring a disagreement to an end
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4. transitive verb dispel doubts: to dispel doubts or anxieties
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5. re·solve it·self vr change: to change into something else
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6. transitive verb express joint opinion formally: to express the opinion of a meeting formally as a consensus, after discussion and usually as the result of a vote
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7. transitive and intransitive verb medicine make or become less swollen: to subside, or cause an inflammation, swelling, or tumor to subside
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8. transitive and intransitive verb split into constituent parts: to cause something to separate into its constituent elements, or become separated into constituent parts
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9. transitive verb chemistry separate racemic mixture: to separate a racemic compound or mixture into its two components
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10. transitive and intransitive verb music move from dissonant to consonant: to move from dissonant to consonant, or cause a chord or note to move from dissonant to consonant
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11. transitive verb physics make parts of image distinct: to make parts of an image distinct, e.g. in a microscope or telescope
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12. transitive verb mathematics split vector into directional components: to separate a vector into its directional components
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noun (plural re·solves) |
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1. determination: firmness of purpose
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2. decision: a firm decision to do something
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin resolvere "loosen up" < solvere "loosen, dissolve"] |
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