Crossword Dictionary
RESOLVE
resolve, solve - v
find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x"
Synonyms
boldness, courage, firmness, intention, steadfastness, will, willpower, conclusion, design, earnestness, objective, project, purpose, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, undertaking
Examples
I had hoped that you would resolve your problem, but it seems to have no end.
His words were comforting, even if they didn't resolve her concerns.
But the critical question is, will they resort to war to resolve them?
Etymology
late 14c., resolven, "melt, dissolve, reduce to liquid; separate into component parts; alter, alter in form or nature by application of physical process," " intransitive sense from c. 1400; from Old French resolver or directly from Latin resolvere "to loosen, loose, unyoke, undo; explain; relax; set free; make void, dispel."