All 10 Uses of

resolve
in
Enrique's Journey

They come armed with their faith, a resolve not to return to Central America defeated, and a deep desire to be at their mothers' sides.
Chpt Prol.

resolve = firmness of purpose

Going home would resolve a problem that has weighed heavily on Lourdes: Diana's delayed baptism.
Chpt 1 *

resolve = solve or settle

He resolves not to panic if he sees a policeman and to walk as if he knows where he is going.
Chpt 3

resolves = decides; or decisions

Gabi resolved to try again, this time through the Lacandon jungle in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
Chpt 5

resolved = decided

Still, with his third New Year in the United States, Enrique resolves to change.
Chpt 7

resolves = decides; or decisions

He is resolved to be with her by the time she is five, six at the latest.
Chpt 7

resolved = determined (having firm purpose or having firmly decided)

Definitions:

(1) (resolve as in: I resolved to stop drinking.)
to decide -- typically a firm or formal decision

In modern writing resolve is typically used to emphasize a firm or formal decision. In classic literature, it is used more frequently and often simply replaces decide or determine.
(2) (resolve as in: This committee hereby resolves...)
make a decision or voice an opinion by formal group vote
(3) (resolve as in: Her resolve weakened.)
firmness of purpose (strong determination to do something)
(4) (resolve as in: How was the problem resolved?)
to solve a problem, settle a disagreement, or for a situation to change
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

Less commonly, resolve can mean:
- to make clearly visible -- as in "The microscope cannot resolve that level of detail."
- to divide into parts -- as in "The problem resolves into three parts,"or (math) "Resolve the polynomial into factors," or (chemistry) "As the temperature changes, the compound resolves into its component parts," or (physics) "The force on the inclined plane resolves into horizontal and vertical components."
- reduce or convert into something else -- as in "The URL is resolved to an IP address," or (music) "The progression is resolved as the dissonance is replaced by consonance."