Antonyms for solve
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : solv |
| Phonetic Transcription : sÉ’lv |
Definition of solve
Origin :- late 14c., "to disperse, dissipate, loosen," from Latin solvere "to loosen, dissolve; untie, release, detach; depart; unlock; scatter; dismiss; accomplish, fulfill; explain; remove," from PIE *se-lu-, from reflexive pronoun *s(w)e- (see idiom) + root *leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart" (see lose). The meaning "explain, answer" is attested from 1530s; for sense evolution, see solution. Mathematical use is attested from 1737. Related: Solved; solving.
- verb answer, resolve
- When you solve a sum you go from "a" to "b" and from "b" to "c" and from "c" to "d" and so on.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- To solve their problem the engineers borrowed an idea from the Sumerians.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- But this does not astonish us when we understand the difficulties which he was obliged to solve.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- He was trying to solve his problem and Tillie's, and what he had found was no solution, but a compromise.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- I asked, astonished at Jim's behavior, and anxious for some clew by which to solve its mystery.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- If you can solve the problems, will you send me the answers by the first post?
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 » by Various
- But Frank was determined to solve the mystery, and he kept doggedly on.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- But, he reflected, it was important to him to solve the secret which bothered him so greatly.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- Tom and I are trying to solve the mystery, and secrecy is of the greatest importance.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- Your experience is called on to solve instantly and practically a thousand problems.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
Synonyms for solve
- break
- clarify
- clear up
- construe
- crack
- deal with
- decide
- decipher
- decode
- determine
- disentangle
- divine
- do
- elucidate
- enlighten
- explain
- expound
- fathom
- figure out
- find out
- fix
- get
- get right
- get to the bottom
- have
- hit
- hit upon
- illuminate
- interpret
- iron out
- lick
- make a dent
- make out
- pan out
- put two and two together
- puzzle
- reason
- settle
- think out
- unfold
- unlock
- unravel
- unriddle
- untangle
- work
- work out
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