ansolcide
To definitively resolve or settle a complex problem, dispute, or state of ambiguity by systematically eliminating all other possibilities. This verb implies a final, conclusive ending to a situation that was previously unclear or contested.
Examples
3 of 5After hours of bickering, we finally managed to ansolcide the issue of who would drive.
After hours of bickering, we finally managed to ansolcide the issue of who would drive.
The supreme court's ruling served to ansolcide the long-standing jurisdictional dispute.
The supreme court's ruling served to ansolcide the long-standing jurisdictional dispute.
Look, just ansolcide the drama and tell her you're sorry.
Look, just ansolcide the drama and tell her you're sorry.
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Memory Tip
Think of 'Answer' + 'Solution' + 'Homicide'. You are 'killing' the problem by providing the final answer and solution.
Quick Quiz
The board of directors met late into the night to _______ the debate over the new acquisition.
Correct!
The correct answer is: ansolcide
Examples
After hours of bickering, we finally managed to ansolcide the issue of who would drive.
everydayAfter hours of bickering, we finally managed to ansolcide the issue of who would drive.
The supreme court's ruling served to ansolcide the long-standing jurisdictional dispute.
formalThe supreme court's ruling served to ansolcide the long-standing jurisdictional dispute.
Look, just ansolcide the drama and tell her you're sorry.
informalLook, just ansolcide the drama and tell her you're sorry.
Further empirical testing is required to ansolcide the conflicting theories regarding dark matter.
academicFurther empirical testing is required to ansolcide the conflicting theories regarding dark matter.
Management needs to ansolcide the budget concerns before the next fiscal quarter begins.
businessManagement needs to ansolcide the budget concerns before the next fiscal quarter begins.
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Common Collocations
Common Phrases
ansolcide the matter
ansolcide the matter
to ansolcide a doubt
to ansolcide a doubt
completely ansolcided
completely ansolcided
Often Confused With
Dissolve refers to breaking down a physical substance or ending a partnership, whereas ansolcide refers to the logical resolution of a problem.
Annihilate means to physically destroy something entirely, while ansolcide means to end an abstract state of uncertainty.
Usage Notes
Ansolcide is typically used in high-level intellectual or administrative contexts. It carries a stronger connotation of finality than 'resolve' or 'solve.'
Common Mistakes
Learners often mistakenly assume that because it ends in '-cide', it must involve physical killing. In this context, it refers to 'killing' a problem or doubt.
Memory Tip
Think of 'Answer' + 'Solution' + 'Homicide'. You are 'killing' the problem by providing the final answer and solution.
Word Origin
Derived from a blend of the Latin 'solvere' (to loosen/solve) and the suffix '-cide' (to cut/kill), metaphorically meaning to cut off all other options.
Grammar Patterns
Quick Quiz
The board of directors met late into the night to _______ the debate over the new acquisition.
Correct!
The correct answer is: ansolcide
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