RESOLVED
resolved, single-minded
(adjective) determined; “she was firmly resolved to be a doctor”; “single-minded in his determination to stop smoking”
solved, resolved
(adjective) explained or answered; “mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
resolved
simple past tense and past participle of resolve
Adjective
resolved (comparative more resolved, superlative most resolved)
determined; fixed in one's purpose
Anagrams
• Loverdes, veld sore
Source: Wiktionary
Re*solved" (r-zlvd"), p. p. & a.
Definition: Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually placed
after its noun; as, a man resolved to be rich.
That makes him a resolved enemy. Jer. Taylor.
I am resolved she shall not settle here. Fielding.
RESOLVE
Re*solve" (r*zlv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resolved (-zlvd"); p. pr. &
vb. n. Resolving.] Etym: [L. resolvere, resolutum, to untie, loosen,
relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- + solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F.
résoudare to resolve. See Solve, and cf. Resolve, v. i., Resolute,
Resolution.]
1. To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent
elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt,
or dissolve.
O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself
into a dew! Shak.
Ye immortal souls, who once were men, And now resolved to elements
again. Dryden.
2. To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of complex
ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or certain; to free from
doubt; to disentangle; to unravel; to explain; hence, to clear up, or
dispel, as doubt; as, to resolve a riddle. "Resolve my doubt." Shak.
To the resolving whereof we must first know that the Jews were
commanded to divorce an unbelieving Gentile. Milton.
3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to
convince; to assure; to make certain.
Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. Beau & Fl.
Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse, Want with a full, or
with an empty purse Pope.
In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved it can not be
equaled by any region. Sir W. Raleigh.
We must be resolved how the law can be pure and perspicuous, and yet
throw a polluted skirt over these Eleusinian mysteries. Milton.
4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix;
to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event.
5. To express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution and
vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; -- followed by a clause;
as, the house resolved (or, it was resolved by the house) that no
money should be apropriated (or, to appropriate no money).
6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only
reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the
whole.
7. (Math.)
Definition: To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several things to be
done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or
the result of. Hutton.
8. (Med.)
Definition: To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a
tumor.
9. (Mus.)
Definition: To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several
tendencies, resulting in a concord.
10. To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] B. Jonson. To resolve a
nebula.(Astron.) See Resolution of a nebula, under Resolution.
Syn.
– To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.
Re*solve" (r-zlv"), v. i. Etym: [The sense "to be convinced, to
determine" comes from the idea of loosening, breaking up into parts,
analyzing, hence, determining.]
1. To be separated into its component parts or distinct principles;
to undergo resolution.
2. To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid.
When the blood stagnates in any part, it first coagulates, then
resolves, and turns alkaline. Arbuthhnot.
3. To be settled in opinion; to be convinced. [R.]
Let men resolve of that as they plaease. Locke.
4. To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine
after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life.
Syn.
– To determine; decide; conclude; purpose.
Re*solve", n.
1. The act of resolving or making clear; resolution; solution. "To
give a full resolve of that which is so much controverted." Milton.
2. That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive
conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official
determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution.
Nor is your firm resolve unknown. Shak.
Cæsar's approach has summoned us together, And Rome attends her fate
from our resolves. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition