Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
solve (verb)transitive verb
1.
to find a solution, explanation, or answer for - solve a problem solved the crime
2.
intransitive verb
to pay (as a debt) in full to solve something - substitute and solve for x
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
solve (verb)to find an answer for through reasoning
SYNONIMS:
answer, break, crack, dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), resolve, riddle (out), unravel, unriddle, work, work outRELATED WORDS:
conclude, decide, deduce, gather, infer, judge, reason; clear (up), iron out, straighten (out), unscramble, untangle, untie; assume, conjecture, divine, guess, presume, speculate; decipher, decode