RESOLVE

I. verb (~d; resolving) see: solve Date: 14th century transitive verb dissolve , melt , 2. break up , separate , to reduce by analysis , to distinguish between or make independently visible adjacent parts of, to separate (a racemic compound or mixture) into the two components, to cause resolution of (a pathological state), 4. to deal with successfully ; clear up , to find an answer to, to make clear or understandable, to find a mathematical solution of, to split up (as a vector) into two or more components especially in assigned directions, to reach a firm decision about , 6. to declare or decide by a formal resolution and vote, to change by resolution or formal vote , to make (as voice parts) progress from dissonance to consonance, to work out the resolution of (as a play), intransitive verb to become separated into component parts, to form a resolution ; determine , consult , deliberate , to progress from dissonance to consonance, see: decide resolvable adjective ~r noun II. noun Date: 1591 fixity of purpose ; resoluteness, something that is ~d, a legal or official determination