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resolve
Found in thesaurus: papers, end, hold, decide, lick, puzzle out, recognise, make out, compute, cypher, change integrity
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resolve
v.
determine, decide; solve, find a solution; separate into constituent parts
n.
firm decision, ruling; decisiveness, resoluteness, determination
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Resolve
Resolve may refer to:
- Resolve or Resolution in music
- The Resolve, a 1915 American silent short drama film
- "Resolve" (One Tree Hill episode)
- Operation Vigilant Resolve, a U.S. military operation that took place in Fallujah, Iraq
- Operation Mountain Resolve, a U.S. military operation that took place in Afghanistan
- ST Resolve, a British tugboat
- Claris Resolve, a spreadsheet program
- DaVinci Resolve, a color correction software created by Blackmagic Design
- Angular resolution, the ability of any image-forming device to distinguish small details of an object
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resolve
Noun
1. the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
(synonym) resoluteness, firmness, resolution
(hypernym) trait
(hyponym) self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, self-command, self-will
2. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
(synonym) resolution, declaration
(hypernym) document, written document, papers
(hyponym) Declaration of Independence
(derivation) purpose
Verb
1. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
(synonym) decide, settle, adjudicate
(hypernym) end, terminate
(hyponym) judge
(derivation) resolution, declaration
2. reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
(synonym) conclude
(hypernym) agree, hold, concur, concord
(hyponym) settle, square off, square up, determine
(derivation) resolution, declaration
3. reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"
(synonym) purpose
(hypernym) decide, make up one's mind, determine
(derivation) resolution, declaration
4. understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
(synonym) answer
(hypernym) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
5. make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?"
(hypernym) recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart
(derivation) resolution, resolving
(classification) optics
6. find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x"
(synonym) solve
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(hyponym) factorize, factorise
(derivation) resolution, solving
7. cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
(synonym) dissolve, break up
(hypernym) change integrity
(hyponym) melt, run, melt down
(cause) dissolve
(derivation) solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
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résoudre
v.
solve, settle, clear up; remove, annul; resolve, figure out
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resolver
v.
decide, resolve; settle, solve; unravel
