resolved

[ri-zolvd] /rɪˈzɒlvd/
adjective
1.
firm in purpose or intent; determined.
Origin
1490-1500; resolve + -ed2
Related forms
resolvedly
[ri-zol-vid-lee] /rɪˈzɒl vɪd li/ (Show IPA), adverb
resolvedness, noun
unresolved, adjective
well-resolved, adjective

resolve

[ri-zolv] /rɪˈzɒlv/
verb (used with object), resolved, resolving.
1.
to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something):
I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
2.
to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up; cause or disintegrate (usually followed by into).
3.
to reduce or convert by, or as by, breaking up or disintegration (usually followed by to or into).
4.
to convert or transform by any process (often used reflexively).
5.
to reduce by mental analysis (often followed by into).
6.
to settle, determine, or state formally in a vote or resolution, as of a deliberative assembly.
7.
to deal with (a question, a matter of uncertainty, etc.) conclusively; settle; solve:
to resolve the question before the board.
8.
to clear away or dispel (doubts, fears, etc.); answer:
to resolve any doubts we may have had.
9.
Chemistry. to separate (a racemic mixture) into optically active components.
10.
Music. to cause (a voice part or the harmony as a whole) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.
11.
Optics. to separate and make visible the individual parts of (an image); distinguish between.
12.
Medicine/Medical. to cause (swellings, inflammation, etc.) to disappear without suppuration.
verb (used without object), resolved, resolving.
13.
to come to a determination; make up one's mind; determine (often followed by on or upon):
to resolve on a plan of action.
14.
to break up or disintegrate.
15.
to be reduced or changed by breaking up or otherwise (usually followed by to or into).
16.
Music. to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.
noun
17.
a resolution or determination made, as to follow some course of action.
18.
firmness of purpose or intent; determination.
Origin
1325-75; Middle English resolven (v.) < Latin resolvere to unfasten, loosen, release, equivalent to re- re- + solvere to loosen; see solve
Related forms
resolver, noun
preresolve, verb, preresolved, preresolving.
unresolving, adjective
Synonyms
1. confirm. See decide. 2. analyze, reduce. 17, 18. decision.
Examples from the web for resolved
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  • Storage and safety issues still need to be resolved.
  • Their latest solution has resolved a problem stumping scientists for a decade.
  • For that question to be resolved would take another year.
  • There are still many obstacles that need to be resolved.
  • These are fundamental professionalism issues, and they cannot be fully explicated nor resolved in the space of this paragraph.
  • Most conflicts are resolved by the feuding parties simply separating into different camps.
  • Many technical obstacles must be overcome and unanswered questions resolved before stem cells can safely fulfill their promise.
  • The cases that stay in your mind are the ones that haven't been resolved.
  • If it is a debt crisis, then that is resolved by paying down the debt.
British Dictionary definitions for resolved

resolved

/rɪˈzɒlvd/
adjective
1.
fixed in purpose or intention; determined
Derived Forms
resolvedly (rɪˈzɒlvɪdlɪ) adverb
resolvedness, noun

resolve

/rɪˈzɒlv/
verb (mainly transitive)
1.
(takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to decide or determine firmly
2.
to express (an opinion) formally, esp (of a public meeting) one agreed by a vote
3.
(also intransitive) usually foll by into. to separate or cause to separate (into) (constituent parts or elements)
4.
(usually reflexive) to change, alter, or appear to change or alter: the ghost resolved itself into a tree
5.
to make up the mind of; cause to decide: the tempest resolved him to stay at home
6.
to find the answer or solution to; solve: to resolve a problem
7.
to explain away or dispel: to resolve a doubt
8.
to bring to an end; conclude: to resolve an argument
9.
(med) to cause (a swelling or inflammation) to subside, esp without the formation of pus
10.
(also intransitive) to follow (a dissonant note or chord) or (of a dissonant note or chord) to be followed by one producing a consonance
11.
(chem) to separate (a racemic mixture) into its optically active constituents
12.
(physics)
  1. to distinguish between (separate parts) of (an image) as in a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument
  2. to separate (two adjacent peaks) in a spectrum by means of a spectrometer
13.
(maths) to split (a vector) into its components in specified directions
14.
an obsolete word for dissolve
noun
15.
something determined or decided; resolution: he had made a resolve to work all day
16.
firmness of purpose; determination: nothing can break his resolve
Derived Forms
resolver, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Latin resolvere to unfasten, reveal, from re- + solvere to loosen; see solve
Word Origin and History for resolved
adj.

"determined," 1520s, past participle adjective from resolve (v.). Related: Resolvedly.

resolve

v.

late 14c., "melt, dissolve, reduce to liquid;" intransitive sense from c.1400; from Old French resolver or directly from Latin resolvere "to loosen, loose, unyoke, undo; explain; relax; set free; make void, dispel," from re-, perhaps intensive, or "back" (see re-), + solvere "loosen" (see solve). Early 15c. as "separate into components," hence the use in optics (1785). Meaning "determine, decide upon" is from 1520s, hence "pass a resolution" (1580s). For sense evolution, cf. resolute (adj.). Related: Resolved; resolving.

n.

"determination, firmness or fixedness of purpose; a determination," 1590s, from resolve (v.).

resolved in Medicine

resolve re·solve (rĭ-zŏlv')
v. re·solved, re·solv·ing, re·solves

  1. To cause resolution of an abnormal condition.

  2. To separate an optically inactive compound or mixture into its optically active constituents.

  3. To render parts of an image visible and distinct.