solvo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
  • I solve, explain
  • I dissolve, break up, separate
  • I relax, slacken, weaken
  • I cancel, remove, destroy
  • I pay [up], fulfil
  • I undermine
  • I get rid of (feelings)
  • I let down (hair)
  • I open (a letter)
  • I unfurl
  • I raise (a siege)
  • I dismiss (troops)
  • I set sail (ships)

Etymology

Affix from Latin luō (pay, expiate, set free, untie, I expiate, separate) root from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (wash, bathe, cut off, separate).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lewh₃-

Gloss

wash, bathe, cut off, separate

Concept
Semantic Field

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Ontological Category

Action/Process

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