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Resolve

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WordDefinition
resolutionnounA firm decision or an official decision.
purposenounThe end for which something is done, is made or exists.
settleverbTo conclude or resolve (something):
answernounA response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
concludeverb(transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
declarationnounAn emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
decideverb(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
solveverbTo find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
resolutenessnounThe state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.
firmnessnounThe state of being firm

↔️ Antonyms of "Resolve"

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WordDefinition
irresolutionnounLack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
irresolutenessnounThe state of being irresolute.

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solveverbTo find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
decideverb(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
answernounA response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
purposenounThe end for which something is done, is made or exists.
resolutenessnounThe state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.
resolutionnounA firm decision or an official decision.
concludeverb(transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
declarationnounAn emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
settleverbTo conclude or resolve (something):
firmnessnounThe state of being firm
solvedverbHaving a solution, having been explained or answered.
elucidateverb(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.
respondverb(transitive, intransitive) To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
adjustverb(transitive) To modify.
bringverb(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
ascertainmentnounThe act of ascertaining.
decisionnounThe act of deciding.
decisivenessnounThe state or quality of being decisive.
remedynounA medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
readinessnounThe state or degree of being ready; preparedness.

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