solve

Solve is defined as to figure something out or to find an answer for something.

(verb)

An example of to solve is to correctly put together a very difficult puzzle.

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See solve in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb solved, solving

  1. to find or provide a satisfactory answer or explanation for; make clear; explain
  2. to find or provide the correct or a satisfactory solution to (a problem)

Origin: ME solven < L solvere (for se-luere), to loosen, release, free < se-, apart (see secede) + luere, to let go, set free: see lose

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See solve in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb solved solved, solv·ing, solves
verb, transitive
  1. To find a solution to.
  2. To work out a correct solution to (a problem).
verb, intransitive
To solve an equation: Insert the values of the constants and solve for x.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English solven, to loosen

Origin: , from Latin solvere; see leu- in Indo-European roots

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  • solvˈer noun

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