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Faldage's intensifier explanation makes a lot of sense, particularly since one of the definitions of "resolve" is "solve":
From Dictionary.com:
resolve
5. To find a solution to; solve. See Synonyms at solve.
This may sound like a stretch but there is a sense in which the number 1 definition of "resolve", namely, "To make a firm decision about" does mean to "solve again", Jackie.
When we "solve" a problem, we do not necessarily act on its implications.
"Solving" a problem gives us an intellectual understanding of a particular fact situation. It does not necessarily give us the "resolve" to act on that understanding.
When we take action on a problem we have solved, we take that which we have solved to a higher level. In this sense, we have 'redoubled' the solving. We have converted passive awareness into practical consequences.
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