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SETTLE

Definition:

1. [noun] a long wooden bench with a back
   Synonyms: settee
   
   
2. [verb] settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
   Synonyms: down
   
   
3. [verb] 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"
   Synonyms: decide, resolve, adjudicate
   
   
4. [verb] settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
   Synonyms: square off, square up, determine
   
   
5. [verb] take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
   Synonyms: locate
   
   
6. [verb] come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
   Synonyms: reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate
   
   
7. [verb] go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
   Synonyms: sink, go down, go under
   
   
8. [verb] become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
   Synonyms: root, take root, steady down, down
   
   
9. [verb] 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"
   
   
10. [verb] establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
    
    
11. [verb] come to rest
    
    
12. [verb] become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"
    
    
13. [verb] arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"
    
    
14. [verb] accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"
    
    
15. [verb] end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
    
    
16. [verb] dispose of; make a financial settlement
    
    
17. [verb] cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
    
    
18. [verb] sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
    Synonyms: subside
    
    
19. [verb] fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"
    Synonyms: ensconce
    
    
20. [verb] get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"
    Synonyms: get back
    
    
21. [verb] make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"
    Synonyms: finalize, finalise, nail down
    
    
22. [verb] form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
    
    
23. [verb] come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
    Synonyms: fall, descend
    
    

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Related Words:

• sediment
• judge
• adjust
• clear, solve
• concert
• clinch
• compromise
• colonize, colonise
• resettle
• propitiate, appease
• make peace
• subside, settle
• founder
• submerge, submerse
• roost
• prorate
• pay
• square
• pay, pay off, make up, compensate
• liquidate
• clean up
• homestead

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