Latin · root
solvere
loosen, release
Words sharing this root
absoluteIndependent of limits, conditions, or comparison.absolutionFormal forgiveness or release from guilt or blame.absolveTo free someone from blame or responsibility.dissoluteGiven to pleasure without moral restraint.dissolutionThe breaking up of a joined whole.dissolveTo lose a distinct, coherent form by dispersing.indissolubleImpossible to break apart.insolubleUnable to dissolve in a liquid.insolubleImpossible or extremely difficult to solve.insolventUnable to pay debts owed.resoluteFirmly determined and not easily discouraged or swayed.resolveTo settle a matter through a definite decision.resolveTo separate a whole into distinguishable parts.resolveTo change into a different form or state.solThe fifth note of a major scale in solfège.solubleCapable of being solved or explained.solubleAble to dissolve in a liquid.soluteA substance dissolved in another substance to form a solution.solutionAn answer or way to resolve a problem or meet a need.solutionA mixture in which a substance is evenly dissolved in another.solveTo find the answer or solution to a problem.solventA substance that dissolves another substance, or having that ability.