English → Latin
“solve” in Latin
soleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit ofdissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annulēnōdōto untangle, unknot; to explain, elucidate, unfoldexplicōto unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; to spread out, stretch out, extend, display, deploy; to disentangle, solve, setdiscutiōto strike asunder, dash to pieces, shatter; to scatter or disperse, dissipate (especially an enemy); to examine, discussresolvōto release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve; to enfeeble; to cancel, dispel
The English word solve itself goes back to Latin luō, through solvō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
solve
solvere (a riddle, a question): dissolvere (a question): enodare (perplexed or captious questions; for such we may, also say, [captiosa]. solvere; [captiones] explicare, discutere). To solve a doubt, ambiguitatem solvere, resolvere; dubitationem tollere; dubitationem alicui eximere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for solve?
- The usual Latin words for “solve” are soleō, dissolvō, ēnōdō; also explicō, discutiō, resolvō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.