| settle | | |
| settee, settle | (n.) | a long wooden bench with a back. |
| settle, settle down | (v.) | settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground.; "dust settled on the roofs" |
| adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle | (v.) | bring to an end; settle conclusively.; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" |
| determine, settle, square off, square up | (v.) | settle conclusively; come to terms.; "We finally settled the argument" |
| locate, settle | (v.) | take up residence and become established.; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" |
| conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile, settle | (v.) | come to terms.; "After some discussion we finally made up" |
| go down, go under, settle, sink | (v.) | go under,.; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" |
| root, settle, settle down, steady down, take root | (v.) | become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.; "He finally settled down" |
| settle | (v.) | become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet.; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy" |
| settle | (v.) | establish or develop as a residence.; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans" |
| settle | (v.) | come to rest. |
| settle | (v.) | arrange or fix in the desired order.; "She settled the teacart" |
| settle | (v.) | accept despite lack of complete satisfaction.; "We settled for a lower price" |
| settle | (v.) | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement.; "The two parties finally settled" |
| settle | (v.) | dispose of; make a financial settlement. |
| settle | (v.) | become clear by the sinking of particles.; "the liquid gradually settled" |
| settle | (v.) | cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids). |
| settle, subside | (v.) | sink down or precipitate.; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" |
| ensconce, settle | (v.) | fix firmly.; "He ensconced himself in the chair" |
| get back, settle | (v.) | get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.; "I finally settled with my old enemy" |
| finalise, finalize, nail down, settle | (v.) | make final; put the last touches on; put into final form.; "let's finalize the proposal" |
| settle | (v.) | form a community.; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota" |
| descend, fall, settle | (v.) | come as if by falling.; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" |
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