resolve
resolve is a 7-letter English word with 25 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.
- intransitive verb. To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel; to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as, to resolve a riddle.
- intransitive verb. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
- intransitive verb. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event.
- intransitive verb. To express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; -- followed by a clause; as, the house resolved (or, it was resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated (or, to appropriate no money).
- intransitive verb. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole.
- intransitive verb. To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of.
- intransitive verb. To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor.
- intransitive verb. To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several tendencies, resulting in a concord.
- intransitive verb. To relax; to lay at ease.
- intransitive verb. To be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; to undergo resolution.
- intransitive verb. To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid.
- intransitive verb. To be settled in opinion; to be convinced.
- intransitive verb. To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life.
- noun. The act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution.
- noun. That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution.
- noun. the trait of being resolute
"his resoluteness carried him through the battle"
"it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
- noun. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- verb. cause to go into a solution
"The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
- verb. understand the meaning of
"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
- verb. bring to an end; settle conclusively
"The case was decided"
"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"
- verb. reach a decision
"he resolved never to drink again"
- verb. find the solution
"solve an equation"
"solve for x"
- verb. reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
- verb. make clearly visible
"can this image be resolved?"
Synonyms
firmness, resoluteness, resolution, declaration, dissolve, answer, adjudicate, decide, settle, purpose, solve, conclude
Common word forms
resolved, resolver, resolves, resolving
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