resolve
resolve Lexical Profile
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• verb
To settle or find a satisfactory solution to a problem, dispute, or contentious matter.
"The mediators worked through the night to resolve the contract dispute before the deadline."
To decide firmly on a course of action.
"After reviewing his finances, he resolved to save a larger portion of his monthly income."
To distinguish or separate the closely spaced components of an image, spectrum, or mixture (in optics, astronomy, and chemistry).
"The new space telescope is powerful enough to resolve individual stars within distant galaxies."
To progress from a dissonant chord or note to a consonant one, or to subside gradually (of musical harmony or medical inflammation).
"The composer allowed the suspended seventh chord to resolve into a warm major triad."
• noun
Firm determination to do something or achieve a particular goal.
"The challenging obstacles only strengthened her resolve to finish the marathon."
A formal decision or resolution adopted by a deliberative assembly or committee.
"The council passed a formal resolve to fund the historical preservation project."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin 'resolvere', meaning 'to loosen, untie, or release', formed from the prefix 're-' (again or back) and 'solvere' (to loosen).