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resolve

verb
  1. To make up or cause to make up one's mind: conclude, decide, determine, settle. See decide
  2. To separate into parts for study: analyze, anatomize, break down, dissect. See assemble, investigate
  3. To find a solution for: clear up, decipher, explain, solve, unravel. Informal: dope out, figure out. Idiom: get to the bottom of. See ask, reason
  4. To bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord: reconcile, rectify, settle, smooth over, straighten out. See agree
noun
Unwavering firmness of character, action, or will: decidedness, decision, decisiveness, determination, firmness, purpose, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, toughness, will, willpower. See certain, strong

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