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resolve (v.)
late 14c., from L.
resolvere
"to loosen, undo, settle," from
re-,
intensive prefix, +
solvere
"loosen" (see
solve
). Same sense evolution as in
resolution.
The noun meaning "determination" is first recorded 1592.
