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Meaning of settle
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: settle n 1: a long wooden bench with a back [syn: {settle}, {settee}] v 1: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs" [syn: {settle}, {settle down}] 2: 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" [syn: {decide}, {settle}, {resolve}, {adjudicate}] 3: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" [syn: {settle}, {square off}, {square up}, {determine}] 4: take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" [syn: {settle}, {locate}] 5: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: {reconcile}, {patch up}, {make up}, {conciliate}, {settle}] 6: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {sink}, {settle}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float}, {swim}] 7: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {settle}, {root}, {take root}, {steady down}, {settle down}] 8: 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" 9: establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans" 10: come to rest 11: arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart" 12: accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price" 13: end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled" 14: dispose of; make a financial settlement 15: become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled" 16: cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) 17: sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" [syn: {subside}, {settle}] 18: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" [syn: {ensconce}, {settle}] 19: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" [syn: {settle}, {get back}] 20: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalize}, {finalise}, {settle}, {nail down}] 21: form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota" 22: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: {fall}, {descend}, {settle}]
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