| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Unwavering firmness of character, action, or will: decidedness, decision, decisiveness, determination, firmness, purpose, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, toughness, will, willpower. See CERTAIN, STRONG. | | VERB: | 1. To separate into parts for study: analyze, anatomize, break down, dissect. See ASSEMBLE, INVESTIGATE. 2. To make up or cause to make up one's mind: conclude, decide, determine, settle. See DECIDE. 3. To find a solution for: clear up, decipher, explain, solve, unravel. Informal : dope out, figure out. Idioms: get to the bottom of. See ASK, REASON. 4. To bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord: reconcile, rectify, settle, smooth over, straighten out. See AGREE.
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