resolve

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To find a solution to (a problem).
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To solve again.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something.
  4. Verb.  (transitive, intransitive) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.
  5. Verb.  (music) to cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.
  6. Verb.  (computing) to find the IP address of a hostname by using utilities such as a ping.
  7. Verb.  (rare, transitive) To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).
  8. Verb.  (rare, intransitive) To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.
  9. Verb.  (obsolete, transitive) To liquefy (a gas or vapour).
  10. Noun.  Determination, will power.

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