resolve

resolve
re•solve
[[t]rɪˈzɒlv[/t]] v. -solved, -solv•ing, n.
1) cvb to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine
2) to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up (usu. fol. by into)
3) to reduce or convert by, or as if by, breaking up (usu. fol. by to or into)
4) to convert or transform by any process (often used reflexively)
5) to reduce by mental analysis (often fol. by into)
6) to settle, determine, or state formally in a vote or resolution, as of a deliberative assembly
7) cvb to deal with (a question, controversy, etc.) conclusively; settle
8) to clear away or dispel (doubts, fears, etc.); answer
9) cvb to bring about the resolution of (the plot elements of a play, novel, or other literary work)
10) mad to cause (a voice part or the harmony as a whole) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance
11) chem. to separate (a racemic mixture) into optically active components
12) opt to separate and make visible the individual parts of (an image); distinguish between
13) med to cause (swellings, inflammation, etc.) to disappear without suppuration
14) to come to a determination; make up one's mind (often fol. by on or upon)
15) to break up or disintegrate
16) to be reduced or changed by breaking up, analysis, or the like (usu. fol. by to or into)
17) mad to progress from a dissonance to a consonance
18) a resolution or determination made, as to follow some course of action
19) firmness of purpose or intent; determination
Etymology: 1325–75; ME (v.) < L resolvere to unfasten, loosen, release =re- re-+solvere to loosen; cf. solve re•solv′a•ble, adj. re•solv′er, n. syn: See decide

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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