resolve in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   decide  settle  resolve  adjudicate 
   
2. understand the meaning of
   "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
   answer  resolve 
   
3. cause to go into a solution
   "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
   dissolve  resolve  break up 
   
4. reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
   conclude  resolve 
   
5. reach a decision
   "he resolved never to drink again"
   purpose  resolve 
   
6. find the solution
   "solve an equation"; "solve for x"
   resolve  solve 
   
7. make clearly visible
   "can this image be resolved?"
   resolve 
   

1. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
   resolution  declaration  resolve 
   
2. the trait of being resolute
   "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
   resoluteness  firmness  firmness of purpose  resolve  resolution