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Definitions for Resolved

[1] firm in purpose or intent; determined.
[2] to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
[3] to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up; cause or disintegrate (usually followed by into ).
[4] to reduce or convert by, or as by, breaking up or disintegration (usually followed by to or into ).
[5] to convert or transform by any process (often used reflexively).
[6] to reduce by mental analysis (often followed by into ).
[7] to settle, determine, or state in a formal vote or formal expression of opinion or intention, as of a deliberative assembly.
[8] to deal with (a question, a matter of uncertainty, etc.) conclusively; settle; solve: to resolve the question before the board.
[9] to clear away or dispel (doubts, fears, etc.); answer: to resolve any doubts we may have had.
[10] Chemistry . to separate (a racemic mixture) into optically active components.
[11] Music . to cause (a voice part or the harmony as a whole) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.
[12] Optics . to separate and make visible the individual parts of (an image); distinguish between.
[13] Medicine/Medical . to cause (swellings, inflammation, etc.) to disappear without suppuration.
[14] to come to a determination; make up one's mind; determine (often followed by on or upon ): to resolve on a plan of action.
[15] to break up or disintegrate.
[16] to be reduced or changed by breaking up or otherwise (usually followed by to or into ).
[17] Music . to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.
[18] a resolution or determination made, as to follow some course of action.
[19] firmness of purpose or intent; determination.
[20] fixed in purpose or intention; determined
[21] (takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to decide or determine firmly
[22] to express (an opinion) formally, esp (of a public meeting) one agreed by a vote
[23] (also intr usually foll by into ) to separate or cause to separate (into) (constituent parts or elements)
[24] (usually reflexive) to change, alter, or appear to change or alter the ghost resolved itself into a tree
[25] to make up the mind of; cause to decide the tempest resolved him to stay at home
[26] to find the answer or solution to; solve to resolve a problem
[27] to explain away or dispel to resolve a doubt
[28] to bring to an end; conclude to resolve an argument
[29] med to cause (a swelling or inflammation) to subside, esp without the formation of pus
[30] (also intr) to follow (a dissonant note or chord) or (of a dissonant note or chord) to be followed by one producing a consonance
[31] chem to separate (a racemic mixture) into its optically active constituents
[32] physics to distinguish between (separate parts) of (an image) as in a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument to separate (two adjacent peaks) in a spectrum by means of a spectrometer
[33] maths to split (a vector) into its components in specified directions
[34] an obsolete word for dissolve
[35] something determined or decided; resolution he had made a resolve to work all day
[36] firmness of purpose; determination nothing can break his resolve

Words related to Resolved

fix, determine, conclude, propose, settle, solve, undertake, decide, answer, agree, lick, elect, figure, clinch, design, untangle, decree, fathom, unravel, choose

Words nearby Resolved

resolution, resolutioner, resolutive, resolvable, resolve, resolved, resolvent, resolving power, resonance, resonance radiation, resonant

Origin of Resolved

1325–75; Middle English resolven (v.) < Latin resolvere to unfasten, loosen, release, equivalent to re- re- + solvere to loosen; see solve

Other words from Resolved

re·solv·ed·ly [ri-zol -vid-lee] /rɪˈzɒl vɪd li/ , adverb
re·solv·ed·ness , noun
un·re·solved , adjective
well-re·solved , adjective
re·solv·er , noun
pre·re·solve , verb, pre·re·solved, pre·re·solv·ing.
un·re·solv·ing , adjective

Word origin for Resolved

C14: from Latin resolvere to unfasten, reveal, from re- + solvere to loosen; see solve

Synonyms for Resolved

agree, answer, clear up, conclude, deal with, decide, determine, fix, iron out, propose, settle, solve, undertake, work out, analyze, anatomize, break, choose, clinch, decipher, decree, design, dissect, dissolve, elect, elucidate, fathom, figure, intend, lick, purpose, rule, unfold, unravel, untangle, unzip, will, work, break down, make a point of, pan out, pass upon, puzzle out, remain firm, take a stand, work through