† persolvev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To pay in full; to fulfil or discharge completely.
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the world > action or operation > carrying out > execute, perform, or carry out [verb (transitive)] > carry into effect (a command, promise, plan, etc.)
fillOE
fulfilc1300
performc1300
executec1405
to draw in(to) consequencec1420
forthfillc1420
persolve1548
to go through ——a1586
effecta1593
to fill up1600
complete1680
to carry (something) into effect (also execution, practice, etc.)1715
implement1806
to put into effect1936
society > trade and finance > payment > payment of debt > pay debt [verb (transitive)]
quit?c1225
acquita1250
to pay up1434
satisfy1437
discharge1439
defease1480
persolve1548
solve1558
defray1576
affray1584
clear1600
to pay off1607
extinguish1630
to lay downa1640
wipe1668
settle1688
sink1694
retrieve1711
to clear up1726
balance1740
liquidate1755
to clear off1766
square1821
amortize1830
1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccvxxxv .l.M.crounes, yerely to bee persolued & paied within the toure of London.
?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst 83 If all thynges muste be persolued, that hathe bene promysed in papisme.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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