resolven

See also: Resolven

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin resolvō, resolvere; equivalent to re- + solven. Compare resolucioun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛːˈzɔlvən/, /rɛːˈsɔlvən/

Verb

resolven

  1. To transmute; to change state:
    1. To cause to disintegrate or decompose.
    2. To cause to melt or evanesce.
    3. To dissolve or intermix.
  2. (by extension) To destroy or end.
  3. To unbind (usually the soul from the body)
  4. (writing, mathematics) To put into an intelligible form.
  5. (medicine) To cause softening.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: resolve

References

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