resolver

/resolˈbeɾ/ · A2 · verb

to solve, figure out, work out, crack

🧩 resolver = re + solver: be the solver who resolves the problem

From Latin resolvere (re- + solvere, to loosen, untie), the same root as English resolve and solve. A problem is a knot; resolver is loosening it until it comes apart. The English cognates cover nearly every sense: resolve, solve, settle.

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