Definition of resolve

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Resolve (v. i.) 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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Into :: Into (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits
Resolve :: Resolve (v. i.) To relax; to lay at ease.
Swear :: Swear (v. t.) To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem..
Solvable :: Solvable (a.) Susceptible of being solved, resolved, or explained; admitting of solution..
Resolute :: Resolute (v. t. & i.) Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady..
Definitive :: Definitive (a.) Determined; resolved.
Resolve :: Resolve (v. i.) To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve..
Swear :: Swear (v. i.) To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc..
Untie :: Untie (v. t.) To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
Irresoluble :: Irresoluble (a.) Incapable of being dissolved or resolved into parts; insoluble.
Resoluble :: Resoluble (a.) Admitting of being resolved; resolvable; as, bodies resoluble by fire..
Philosophy :: Philosophy (n.) Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws..
Decompose :: Decompose (v. i.) To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.
Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Resolved; as, I am bound to do it..
Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed..
Unformed :: Unformed (a.) Decomposed, or resolved into parts; having the form destroyed..
Stern :: Stern (superl.) Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree..
Resolvent :: Resolvent (n.) That which has the power of resolving, or causing solution; a solvent..
Preparation :: Preparation (n.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension..
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