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noun
A solution; an explanation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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verb
To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: decipher, resolve, unriddle
Antonyms: none provided
verb
to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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verb
To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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verb
To loosen or separate the parts of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To loosen or separate the parts of.
To dissolve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: understand
Narrower terms: answer, resolve, riddle, strike, guess, infer, break
verb
find the solution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: resolve
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
Narrower terms: factorize, factorise
verb
settle, as of a debt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: clear
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: settle, square off, square up, determine
History
From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō.
Across languages
125 source translations are retained for this English entry.
