1 [mass noun] firm determination to do something:she received information that strengthened her resolve
2US a formal resolution by a legislative body or public meeting.
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Universal
1 [with object] settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter):the firm aims to resolve problems within 30 days
[with object] Medicine cause (a symptom or condition) to heal or subside:endoscopic biliary drainage can rapidly resolve jaundice
[no object] (of a symptom or condition) heal or subside:symptoms resolved after a median of four weeks
Music (with reference to a discord) pass or cause to pass into a concord during the course of harmonic change: [no object]:dissonant notes resolve conventionally by rising or falling to form part of a new chord [with object]:you would not want to resolve a melodic line on to the minor sixth interval
2 [no object] decide firmly on a course of action: [with infinitive]:she resolved to ring Dana as soon as she got home
[with clause] (of a legislative body or other formal meeting) make a decision by a formal vote:the executive resolved that a strike would be detrimental to all concerned [with infinitive]:the conference resolved to support an alliance
3chiefly Chemistry separate or cause to be separated into constituent parts or components: [with object]:alpha-zein is often resolved into two major size components [no object]:the Labyrinth’s design resolves into a number of distinct functional areas
[with object] (resolve something into) reduce a subject, statement, etc. by mental analysis into (separate elements or a more elementary form):the ability to resolve facts into their legal categories
[with object] Physics analyse (a force or velocity) into components acting in particular directions.
4 [no object] (of something seen at a distance) turn into a different form when seen more clearly:the orange light resolved itself into four roadwork lanterns
[with object] (of optical or photographic equipment) separate or distinguish between (closely adjacent objects):Hubble was able to resolve six variable stars in M31
[with object] separately distinguish (peaks in a graph or spectrum).
