What is the meaning of resolve?

noun

• The trait of being resolute.
  • usage: "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
  • synonyms: resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolution
• A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote.
  • synonyms: resolution, declaration

verb

• Bring to an end; settle conclusively.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: decide, settle, adjudicate
• Reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation.
  • synonyms: conclude
• Reach a decision.
  • usage: "he resolved never to drink again"
  • synonyms: purpose
• Understand the meaning of.
  • usage: "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
  • synonyms: answer
• Make clearly visible.
  • usage: "can this image be resolved"
• Find the solution.
  • usage: "solve an equation"; "solve for x"
  • synonyms: solve
• Cause to go into a solution.
  • usage: "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
  • synonyms: dissolve, break up