Settle (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 2
Dispose of; make a financial settlement.
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 5
Sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 6
Go under; "The raft sank and its occupants drowned".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 7
Become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Meaning 8
Establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 9
Form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota".
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Meaning 11
Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 12
Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 13
Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids).
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 14
Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 15
Arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 16
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".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 17
Take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest".
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Meaning 18
Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 19
End a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 20
Fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 21
Come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.