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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resolved
(-z?lvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Resolving.] [L. resolvere,
resolutum, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- +
solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. r['e]soudare to resolve.
See Solve, and cf. Resolve, v. i., Resolute,
Resolution.]
1. To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the
constituent elements; -- said of compound substances;
hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.
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O, that this too too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew! --Shak.
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Ye immortal souls, who once were men,
And now resolved to elements again. --Dryden.
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2. 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. ``Resolve my doubt.'' --Shak.
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To the resolving whereof we must first know that the
Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving
Gentile. --Milton.
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3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to
inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
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Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. --Beau. &
Fl.
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Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse,
Want with a full, or with an empty purse? --Pope.
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In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved
it can not be equaled by any region. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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We must be resolved how the law can be pure and
perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over
these Eleusinian mysteries. --Milton.
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4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind;
to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected
event.
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5. 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).
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6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used
only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a
committee of the whole.
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7. (Math.) 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. --Hutton.
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8. (Med.) To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an
inflammation or a tumor.
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9. (Mus.) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their
several tendencies, resulting in a concord.
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10. To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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To resolve a nebula.(Astron.) See Resolution of a nebula,
under Resolution.
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Syn: To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resolved
(-z?lvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Resolving.] [L. resolvere,
resolutum, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- +
solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. r['e]soudare to resolve.
See Solve, and cf. Resolve, v. i., Resolute,
Resolution.]
1. To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the
constituent elements; -- said of compound substances;
hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.
O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw,
and resolve itself into a dew! --Shak.
Ye immortal souls, who once were men, And now
resolved to elements again. --Dryden.
2. 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. ``Resolve my doubt.'' --Shak.
To the resolving whereof we must first know that the
Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving
Gentile. --Milton.
3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to
inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. --Beau. &
Fl.
Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse, Want
with a full, or with an empty purse? --Pope.
In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved
it can not be equaled by any region. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
We must be resolved how the law can be pure and
perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over
these Eleusinian mysteries. --Milton.
4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind;
to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected
event.
5. 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).
6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used
only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a
committee of the whole.
7. (Math.) 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. --Hutton.
8. (Med.) To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an
inflammation or a tumor.
9. (Mus.) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their
several tendencies, resulting in a concord.
10. To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
To resolve a nebula.(Astron.) See Resolution of a nebula,
under Resolution.
Syn: To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
resolving
n : analysis into clear-cut components [syn: resolution]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
resolving
n.
The act of forming a resolution.
vb.
(present participle of en resolve nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
resolving
n.
The act of forming a resolution.
vb.
(present participle of en resolve nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
resolving
n.
The act of forming a resolution.
vb.
(present participle of en resolve nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
resolving
n.
The act of forming a resolution.
vb.
(present participle of en resolve nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
resolving
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm r esolv ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
resolving
Engelska a.
(avledning en resolve ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb resolve)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Resolving /ɹɪzˈɒlvɪŋ/ الحلّFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
resolving /ɹɪzˈɒlvɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]rozhodnutí
resolving /ɹɪzˈɒlvɪŋ/ auflösend see: resolve sth. into sth., resolved, resolves, resolvedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
resolving /ɹɪzˈɒlvɪŋ/ lösend see: resolve, resolvedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
resolving /ɹɪzˈɒlvɪŋ/ zerfallend, auflösend see: resolve into sth., resolvedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
resolving /ɹɪzˈɒlvɪŋ/ zerstreuend see: resolve, resolvedFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
resolving /ɹɪzˈɒlvɪŋ/ megoldásFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/ɹiˈzɑɫvɪŋ/
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