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resolve
in
Amistad
(Edited)

"I love the spirit."
He swung again.
"Pride."
Another strike.
"Resolve."
Shaw now took the stick in both hands and drew it back behind his head.
"These are all highly marketable qualities."
He let loose, swinging with all his might.
Chpt 1.1

resolve = firmness of purpose
The Africans are men, but their simple ways and societies are no match for our science and weapons or our politics or resolve.
Chpt 1.2
Mendemen have courage and resolve.
Chpt 1.2
But after his meeting at Cobble House with the Spanish ambassador Frederico Calderon, Forsyth realized that the Amistad situation must be resolved immediately, which is why he moved with a certain urgency as he walked down the White House halls.
Chpt 2.7

resolved = settled or solved
That could take weeks to resolve.
Chpt 2.7 *

resolve = settle
Can we resolve this now, without the salvage trial or any other sort of public pageantry?
Chpt 2.7

resolve = solve or settle
It should all be resolved within a few weeks.
Chpt 2.7

resolved = settled or solved
"My government's aim is still to resolve this situation between ourselves, between the executive and your ministry," Forsyth said.
Chpt 2.7

resolve = solve or settle
Forsyth assured him that all would be resolved within a few weeks.
Chpt 2.8

resolved = settled or solved
This is a man steeped in hope, determination, and resolve.
Chpt 2.8 *

resolve = firmness of purpose
Isham insisted to the judge that his clients were having second thoughts and did not want to impede their government's desires to resolve the issue of the blacks.
Chpt 2.9

resolve = solve or settle
When the case was resolved and, in Tappan's mind, when justice prevailed and the blacks were set free and allowed to return to their homeland, they would do so as shining examples of Christianity and civilized culture.
Chpt 2.10

resolved = settled or solved

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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)
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."

resolve in Amistad (Edited)

resolve
in
Amistad
(Edited)