From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishresolve (something) into something phrasal verb1 technicalHC to separate into parts, or to separate something This mixture will resolve into two separate compounds.2 resolve (itself) into something formalCHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER to gradually change into something else SYN become The argument resolved itself into an uneasy truce. → resolve→ See Verb table
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resolve into • It seems to have finally resolved itself into an increased interest in practical deterrence and street-level prevention programmes.• In practice the question therefore resolves itself into: Has there been enough time for enough successive generations?• Such subdivision, as we shall see, applies essentially to large civilizations: these regularly resolve themselves into smaller units.• One of the most important of a lawyer's accomplishments is the ability to resolve facts into their legal categories.resolve (itself) into something• It seems to have finally resolved itself into an increased interest in practical deterrence and street-level prevention programmes.• In practice the question therefore resolves itself into: Has there been enough time for enough successive generations?• In fact, particles and anti-particles resolve into massless energy, but that is far from being nothing.• With binoculars, few of the globulars can be resolved into stars except at their extreme edges.• Given sufficient magnification, of course, all open clusters can be resolved into stars.• They can be resolved into various oscillations about the equilibrium structure. 