solucionar

/soluθjoˈnaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to solve

🧩🔧 solucionar = solución + -ar: turn a solution into an action, to solve

From Latin solutio, a loosening, from solvere, to untie or loosen. English solution and solve come from the same root. Adding the verb ending -ar to solución gives the verb: to make a solution happen.

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