1. Incapable of being dissolved or resolved into parts; insoluble. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Incapable of being relieved or assisted. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The second is in the irresoluble condition of our souls after a known sin committed. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Weak and irresolute is man. Cowper.

Syn. -- Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided; unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant.

-- Ir*res"o*lute*ly, adv. -- Ir*res"o*lute*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Irresolution on the schemes of life which offer themselves to our choice, and inconstancy in pursuing them, are the greatest causes of all unhappiness. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Irresolvable nebulæ (Astron.), nebulæ of a cloudlike appearance, which have not yet been resolved by the telescope into stars, and are often distant galaxies. See galaxy{ 2 }. Sir W. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

Edward is at hand,
Ready to fight; therefore be resolute. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Convinced; satisfied; sure. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Resolving, or explaining; as, the Resolute Doctor Durand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Determined; decided; fixed; steadfast; steady; constant; persevering; firm; bold; unshaken. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Redelivery; repayment. [ Obs. ] “Yearly resolutes, deductions, and payments.” Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some . . . facts he examines, some he resolutely denies. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

The unraveling and resolution of the difficulties that are met with in the execution of the design are the end of an action. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Be it with resolution then to fight. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Little resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Math.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Med.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Mus.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Technical) The act of distinguishing between two close but not identical objects, or, when taking a measurement, bbetween two close values of the property measured. [ PJC ]

10. (Technical) a measure of the ability to distinguish between two close but not identical values of the property being measured; it is expressed as the difference in values of a property necessary to make such a distinction; as, a microscope with a resolution of one micron; a thermometer with a resolution of one-tenth of a degree. Also called resolving power. [ PJC ]

Joint resolution. See under Joint, a. --
Resolution of a force or
Resolution of a motion (Mech.), the separation of a single force or motion into two or more which have different directions, and, taken together, are an equivalent for the single one; -- the opposite of composition of a force. --
Resolution of a nebula (Astron.), the exhibition of it to the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it to be composed of small stars. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement; dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness; constancy; perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude; boldness; purpose; resolve. See Decision. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was sequestrated afterwards as a Resolutioner. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

O, that this too too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye immortal souls, who once were men,
And now resolved to elements again. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel; to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as, to resolve a riddle. “Resolve my doubt.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To the resolving whereof we must first know that the Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving Gentile. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse,
Want with a full, or with an empty purse? Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved it can not be equaled by any region. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

We must be resolved how the law can be pure and perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over these Eleusinian mysteries. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected event. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; -- followed by a clause; as, the house resolved (or, it was resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated (or, to appropriate no money). [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Math.) To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Med.) To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an inflammation or a tumor. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Mus.) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their several tendencies, resulting in a concord. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. To relax; to lay at ease. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

To resolve a nebula.(Astron.) See Resolution of a nebula, under Resolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To be separated into its component parts or distinct principles; to undergo resolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid. [ 1913 Webster ]

When the blood stagnates in any part, it first coagulates, then resolves, and turns alkaline. Arbuthhnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be settled in opinion; to be convinced. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Let men resolve of that as they plaease. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better course of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To determine; decide; conclude; purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or official determination; a legislative declaration; a resolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor is your firm resolve unknown. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caesar's approach has summoned us together,
And Rome attends her fate from our resolves. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

That makes him a resolved enemy. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am resolved she shall not settle here. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of that, and all the progress, more or less,
Resolvedly more leisure shall express. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Resolutely; decidedly; firmly. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Math.) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given pproblem depends. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which clears up and removes difficulties, and makes the mind certain or determined. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who resolves, or formal a firm purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]