solve

verb

Pronunciation: /sɒlv/ / [sɔɫv] / [sɔʊ̯v]

Etymology: From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō.

A solution; an explanation.
“The solve is this, that thou dost common grow.”
“KEVIN: I decided a long time ago that just because I love Raymond, doesn't mean I have to love the people he works with. Good solve, Detective.”

Etymology: From Middle English solven, from Latin solvō.

To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
“True piety would effectually solve such scruples.”
“God shall solve the dark decrees of fate.”
to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime)
“to solve a murder to solve a crime”
To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.
To loosen or separate the parts of.
To loosen or separate the parts of.