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Noun
S:
(n)
resolution
,
resolving
(analysis into clear-cut components)
Verb
S:
(v)
decide
,
settle
,
resolve
,
adjudicate
(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"
S:
(v)
conclude
,
resolve
(reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation)
S:
(v)
purpose
,
resolve
(reach a decision)
"he resolved never to drink again"
S:
(v)
answer
,
resolve
(understand the meaning of)
"The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
S:
(v)
resolve
(make clearly visible)
"can this image be resolved?"
S:
(v)
resolve
,
solve
(find the solution)
"solve an equation"; "solve for x"
S:
(v)
dissolve
,
resolve
,
break up
(cause to go into a solution)
"The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"