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Definition of resolve noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

resolve

noun
 
/rɪˈzɒlv/
 
/rɪˈzɑːlv/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. a determined desire to achieve something synonym resolution
    • The difficulties in her way merely strengthened her resolve.
    • It was a test of his stamina and resolve.
    • She did not weaken in her resolve.
    • resolve to do something The government reiterated its resolve to uncover the truth.
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘dissolve, disintegrate’ and ‘solve (a problem)’): from Latin resolvere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + solvere ‘loosen’.
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