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re·solve  (r-zlv)
v. re·solved, re·solv·ing, re·solves
v.tr.
1. To make a firm decision about.
2. To cause (a person) to reach a decision. See Synonyms at decide.
3. To decide or express by formal vote.
4. To change or convert: My resentment resolved itself into resignation.
5. To find a solution to; solve. See Synonyms at solve.
6. To remove or dispel (doubts).
7. To bring to a usually successful conclusion: resolve a conflict.
8. Medicine To cause reduction of (an inflammation, for example).
9. Music To cause (a tone or chord) to progress from dissonance to consonance.
10. Chemistry To separate (an optically inactive compound or mixture) into its optically active constituents.
11. To render parts of (an image) visible and distinct.
12. Mathematics To separate (a vector, for example) into coordinate components.
13. To melt or dissolve (something).
14. Archaic To separate (something) into constituent parts.
v.intr.
1. To reach a decision or make a determination: resolve on a course of action.
2. To become separated or reduced to constituents.
3. Music To undergo resolution.
n.
1. Firmness of purpose; resolution.
2. A determination or decision; a fixed purpose.
3. A formal resolution made by a deliberative body.

[Middle English resolven, to dissolve, from Old French resolver, from Latin resolvere, to untie : re-, re- + solvere, to untie; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

re·solva·bili·ty, re·solva·ble·ness n.
re·solva·ble adj.
re·solved·ly (-zlvd-l) adv.
re·solver n.

resolved [rɪˈzɒlvd]
adj
fixed in purpose or intention; determined
resolvedly  [rɪˈzɒlvɪdlɪ] adv
resolvedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.resolved - determined; "she was firmly resolved to be a doctor"; "single-minded in his determination to stop smoking"
resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith"
2.resolved - explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"

resolved
adjective determined, intent, set on, bent on, resolute, persistent He was resolved to stay till the end.
Translations
resolved [rɪˈzɒlvd] ADJ to be resolved to do sthestar resuelto a hacer algo
resolved [rɪˈzɒlvd] adj (= determined) → résolu(e)
to be resolved to do sth → être résolu(e) à faire qch
resolved
adj(fest) entschlossen
resolved [rɪˈzɒlvd] adjrisoluto/a


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Overwhelmed at first under this violent shock, he by and by recovered himself, and resolved to crush the proposal by weight of his arguments.
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