3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Solve \Solve\ (s[o^]lv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solved} (s[o^]lvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Solving}.] [L. solvere, solutum; from a prefix so- expressing separation (cf. {Sober}) + luere to loosen; cf. OF. soldre, soudre. See {Loose}, and cf. {Absolve}.] To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem. [1913 Webster] True piety would effectually solve such scruples. --South. [1913 Webster] God shall solve the dark decrees of fate. --Tickell. [1913 Webster] Syn: To explain; resolve; unfold; clear up. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: solving n : finding a solution to a problem [syn: {resolution}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 35 Moby Thesaurus words for "solving": accomplishment, answer, ascertainment, clearing up, cracking, decipherment, decoding, denouement, determination, disentanglement, end, end result, explanation, finding, finding-out, interpretation, issue, outcome, reason, resolution, resolving, result, riddling, solution, sorting out, unraveling, unriddling, unscrambling, unspinning, untangling, untwisting, unweaving, upshot, working, working-out
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