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Meaning of resolve

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  resolve
      n 1: the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him
           through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to
           finish the work" [syn: {resoluteness}, {firmness},
           {firmness of purpose}, {resolve}, {resolution}] [ant:
           {irresoluteness}, {irresolution}]
      2: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn:
         {resolution}, {declaration}, {resolve}]
      v 1: bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was
           decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the
           plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were
           quarreling over their inheritance" [syn: {decide},
           {settle}, {resolve}, {adjudicate}]
      2: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation [syn:
         {conclude}, {resolve}]
      3: reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again" [syn:
         {purpose}, {resolve}]
      4: understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the
         meaning of life cannot be answered" [syn: {answer},
         {resolve}]
      5: make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?"
      6: find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x" [syn:
         {resolve}, {solve}]
      7: cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should
         dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" [syn:
         {dissolve}, {resolve}, {break up}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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