resolved; resolving
Definition of resolve
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : to deal with successfully : clear up
resolve doubts resolve a dispute
b : to find an answer to
c : to make clear or understandable
d : to find a mathematical solution of
e : to split up into two or more components especially in assigned directions
resolve a vector
2 : to reach a firm decision about
resolve to get more sleep resolve disputed points in a text
3a : to declare or decide by a formal resolution and vote
b : to change by resolution or formal vote
the house resolved itself into a committee
b : to reduce by analysis
resolve the problem into simple elements
c : to distinguish between or make independently visible adjacent parts of
d : to separate (a racemic compound or mixture) into the two components
5 : to make (something, such as one or more voice parts or the total musical harmony) progress from dissonance to consonance
6 : to work out the resolution of (something, such as a play)
7 : to cause resolution of (a pathological state)
1 : to become separated into component parts also : to become reduced by dissolving or analysis
2 : to form a resolution : determine
3 : consult, deliberate
4 : to progress from dissonance to consonance
resolve
nounDefinition of resolve (Entry 2 of 2)
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