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to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something).

to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up; cause or disintegrate (usually followed byinto ).

to reduce or convert by, or as by, breaking up or disintegration (usually followed by to orinto ).

to convert or transform by any process (often used reflexively).

to reduce by mental analysis (often followed byinto ).

to settle, determine, or state in a formal vote or formal expression of opinion or intention, as of a deliberative assembly.

to deal with (a question, a matter of uncertainty, etc.) conclusively; settle; solve.

to clear away or dispel (doubts, fears, etc.); answer.

Chemistry.��to separate (a racemic mixture) into optically active components.

Music.��to cause (a voice part or the harmony as a whole) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.

Optics.��to separate and make visible the individual parts of (an image); distinguish between.

Medicine/Medical.��to cause (swellings, inflammation, etc.) to disappear without suppuration.

to come to a determination; make up one's mind; determine (often followed by on orupon ).

to break up or disintegrate.

to be reduced or changed by breaking up or otherwise (usually followed by to orinto ).

Music.��to progress from a dissonance to a consonance.

a resolution or determination made, as to follow some course of action.

firmness of purpose or intent; determination.