v. Function: verb
1 to find an answer or solution for (a problem or difficulty) FF1C; mass transit partially solved the traffic problem FF1E;
Synonyms: fix, resolve, work, work out
Related Words: decide, determine, settle
Idioms: hit upon a solution
2 to find an explanation or solution for something obscure, mysterious, or incomprehensible FF1C; the mystery of the missing cookies has been solved FF1E;
Synonyms: break, ||cipher, clear up, decipher, dissolve, ||dope out, figure out, puzzle out, resolve, unfold, unravel, unriddle
Related Words: enlighten, illuminate; construe, elucidate, explain, interpret
Idioms: get to the bottom of, have it, put two and two together