RESOLVE, RESOLVED
ADJECTIVES
► HIGH-RESOLVED very resolute; firmly resolved → 1594
NOUNS
► ADAMANCE a being firmly resolved on a course of action; refusal to be persuaded or to change one’s mind → 1925
► READ determination; resolve → 19C Eng. dial.
VERBS
► ADSOLVE to resolve → 1605 obs.
► CHILL to resolve a complaint or awkward situation; to square a complaint → 20C Amer. sl.
► DECREE to determine, to resolve, to decide to do something → 1526 obs.
► DECREET to decide, to determine, to resolve to do something → 1582-8 obs.
► FANG to promise, to resolve, to undertake → c1175 obs.
► ORDAIN to determine, to settle, to resolve → 1375 obs.
► SPRIGHT to fill with spirit; to inspire with courage or resolve → 1531 obs.
► SQUARE THE BEEF to resolve a complaint; to repair a grievous situation → 1940s US sl.
► STAND TO ONE’S TACKLE to stand one’s ground, to stand firm in one’s resolve; to maintain one’s position or attitude → 1586 obs.
► STAND TO ONE’S TACKLING to hold one’s ground; to maintain one’s position or attitude → a1548 obs.
► STICK TO ONE’S TACKLE to stand one’s ground, to stand firm in one’s resolve; to maintain one’s position or attitude → 1577-87 obs.
► STICK TO ONE’S TACKLING to hold one’s ground; to maintain one’s position or attitude → 1576 obs.
► TAKE ADVISEMENT to take thought, to consider or deliberate; to take counsel, to consult; hence, to decide, to resolve → 1375 obs.
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