[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

solve \solve\ so^lv, v. t. imp.  p. p. solved
   so^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
see also:
solved solving sober loose absolve 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

solve \solve\, n.
   a solution; an explanation. obs. --shak.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

solve
     v 1: find the solution to a problem or question or understand
          the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "work out
          your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation
          isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "did
          you get my meaning?"; "he could not work the math
          problem" syn: work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick,
           work
     2: find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x" syn:
        resolve
     3: settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
        syn: clear
see also:
work out figure out puzzle out lick work resolve 
clear 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

107 moby thesaurus words for "solve":
   account for, allegorize, answer, bottom, break, cipher, clarify,
   clear up, colliquate, crack, cut, debug, decide, decipher,
   decoagulate, decoct, decode, deliquesce, demonstrate,
   demythologize, determine, disentangle, dissolve, divine, do, dope,
   dope out, elucidate, enlighten, euhemerize, exemplify, explain,
   explain away, explicate, exposit, expound, fathom, figure out,
   find out, find the answer, find the solution, fix, fluidify,
   fluidize, flux, fuse, get, get right, give reason for,
   give the meaning, guess, guess right, have it, hit it,
   hold in solution, illuminate, illustrate, infuse, interpret, leach,
   liquefy, liquesce, liquidize, lixiviate, make clear, make out,
   make plain, melt, melt down, open the lock, percolate, plumb,
   popularize, psych, psych out, puzzle out, rationalize, ravel,
   ravel out, resolve, reveal, riddle, run, settle, shed light upon,
   show, show how, show the way, simplify, solubilize, sort out,
   spell out, thaw, thin, throw light upon, unclot, undo, unfold,
   unlock, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle, untwist, unweave,
   work, work out

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

solve
     
        parallel object-oriented language.  "message pattern
        specifications: a new technique for handling errors in
        parallel object- oriented systems", j.a. purchase et al,
        sigplan notices 2510:116-125 oopsla/ecoop '90 oct 1990.
     
     

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