solve [ solv, sawlv ](past and past participlesolved, present participlesolv·ing, 3rd person present singularsolves)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. deal with problem successfully: to find a way of dealing successfully with a problem or difficulty
2. find answer to puzzle: to find the answer to a question or puzzle
3. mathematics find answer to math problem: to work out the solution to an equation or other mathematical problem
[15th century. < Latin solvere "loosen, dissolve"]
sol·ver noun
Word History
The Latin word solvere "to loosen, dissolve," from which solve is derived, is also the source of the English words absolute, absolve, dissolve, resolve, soluble, and solution.
