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v. To put into order; arrange or fix definitely as desired.

v. To put firmly into a desired position or place; establish.

v. To establish as a resident or residents: settled her family in Ohio.

v. To establish residence in; colonize: Pioneers settled the West.

v. To establish in a residence, business, or profession.

v. To restore calmness or comfort to.

v. To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest.

v. To cause (a liquid) to become clear by forming a sediment.

v. To subdue or make orderly.

v. To establish on a permanent basis; stabilize.

v. To make compensation for (a claim).

v. To pay (a debt).

v. To conclude (a dispute, for example) by a final decision.

v. To decide (a lawsuit) by mutual agreement of the involved parties without court action.

v. Law To secure or assign (property or title) by legal action.

verb-intransitive. To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place.

verb-intransitive. To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually: Darkness settled over the fields. Dust settled in the road.

verb-intransitive. To become clear by the sinking of suspended particles. Used of liquids.

verb-intransitive. To be separated from a solution or mixture as a sediment.

verb-intransitive. To become compact by sinking, as sediment when stirred up.

verb-intransitive. To establish one's residence: settled in Canada.

verb-intransitive. To become established or localized: The cold settled in my chest.

verb-intransitive. To reach a decision; determine: We finally settled on a solution to the problem. See Synonyms at decide.

verb-intransitive. To come to an agreement, especially to resolve a lawsuit out of court.

verb-intransitive. To provide compensation for a claim.

verb-intransitive. To pay a debt.

n. A long wooden bench with a high back, often including storage space beneath the seat.

phrasal-verb. settle down To begin living a stable and orderly life: He settled down as a farmer with a family.

phrasal-verb. settle down To become calm or composed.

phrasal-verb. settle for To accept in spite of incomplete satisfaction: had to settle for a lower wage than the one requested.

idiom. settle (one's) stomach To relieve one's indigestion or nausea.

n. A seat of any kind.

n. A long bench, often with a high back and arms, with storage space underneath for linen.

n. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.

v. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like.

v. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister.

v. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.

v. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.

v. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like;as, clear weather settles the roads.

v. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it.

v. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from uncertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance.

v. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.

v. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account.

v. To pay; as, to settle a bill. --Abbott.

v. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.

v. To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state.

v. To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.

v. To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder.

v. To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law.

v. To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads settled late in the spring.

v. To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing.

v. To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.

v. To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc.

v. To become calm; to cease from agitation.

v. To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.

v. To make a jointure for a wife.

n. A seat of any kind.

n. A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.

n. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.

v. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like.

v. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish.

v. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.

v. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid.

v. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like.

v. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact.

v. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet.

v. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify.

v. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance.

v. Hence, to pay.

v. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people

verb-intransitive. To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state.

verb-intransitive. To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home.

verb-intransitive. To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder.

verb-intransitive. To be established in an employment or profession.

verb-intransitive. To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.

verb-intransitive. To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension.

verb-intransitive. To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir.

verb-intransitive. To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc.

verb-intransitive. To become calm; to cease from agitation.

verb-intransitive. To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement.

verb-intransitive. To make a jointure for a wife.

n. A seat; a bench; a ledge.

n. Specifically, a seat longer than a chair; a bench with a high back and arms, made to accommodate two or more persons.

n. A seat fixed or placed at the foot of a bedstead.

n. A part of a platform lower than another part.

n. One of the successive platforms or stages leading up from the floor to the great altar of the Jewish Temple.

To place in a fixed or permanent position or condition; confirm; establish, as for residence or business.

To establish or fix, as in any way of life, or in any business, office, or charge: as, to settle a young man in a trade or profession; to settle a daughter by marriage; to settle a clergyman in a parish.

To set or fix, as in purpose or intention.

To adjust; put in position; cause to sit properly or firmly: as, to settle one's cloak in the wind; to settle one's feet in the stirrups.

To change from a disturbed or troubled state to one of tranquillity, repose, or security; quiet; still; hence, to calm the agitation of; compose: as, to settle the mind when disturbed or agitated.

To change from a turbid or muddy condition to one of clearness; clear of dregs; clarify.

To cause to sink to the bottom, as sediment.

To render compact, firm, or solid; hence, to bring to a dry, passable condition: as, the fine weather will settle the roads.

To plant with inhabitants; colonize; people: as, the Puritans settled New England.

To devolve, make over, or secure by formal or legal process or act: as, to settle an annuity on a person.

Synonyms To fix, institute, ordain.

To become set or fixed: as sume a continuing, abiding, or lasting position, form, or condition; become stationary, from a temporary or changing state; stagnate.

To establish a residence; take up permanent habitation or abode.

To be established in a way of life; quit an irregular and desultory for a methodical life; be established in an employment or profession; especially, to enter the married state or the state of a householder, or to be ordained or in stalled over a church or congregation: as, to settle in life: often with down.

To become clear; purify itself; become clarified, as a liquid.

To sink down more or less gradually; subside; descend: often with on or upon.

Specifically

To fall to the bottom, as sediment.

To sink, as the foundations or floors of a building; become lowered, as by the yielding of earth or timbers be neath: as, the house has settled.

To become compact and hard by drying: as, the roads settle after rain or the melting of snow.

To alight, as a bird on a bough or on the ground.

To become calm; cease to be agitated.

To resolve; determine; decide; fix: as, they have not yet settled on a house.

To make a jointure for a wife.

To reconcile.

To determine: decide, as something in doubt or debate; bring to a conclusion; con clude: confirm; free from uncertainty or wavering: as, to settle a dispute; to settle a vexatious question; to settle one's mind.

To fix: appoint; set, as a date or day.

To set in order; regulate; dispose of.

To reduce to order or good behavior; give a quietus to: as, he was inclined to be insolent, but I soon settled him.

To liquidate: balance; pay: as, to settle an account, claim, or score.

To become reconciled; be at peace.

To adjust differences, claims, or accounts; come to an agreement: as, he has settled with his creditors.

To pay one's bill; discharge a claim or demand.

v. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

v. establish or develop as a residence

v. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

v. become clear by the sinking of particles

v. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

v. accept despite lack of complete satisfaction

n. a long wooden bench with a back

v. dispose of; make a financial settlement

v. become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

v. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

v. go under,

v. sink down or precipitate

v. settle conclusively; come to terms

v. cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

v. bring to an end; settle conclusively

v. take up residence and become established

v. come to terms

v. come as if by falling

v. fix firmly

v. form a community

v. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

v. come to rest

v. arrange or fix in the desired order

"Ef we gwine settle, why, less _settle_, thass all I say! ""

to settle upon   

settled    settles    settling   

develop    buildup    contend    struggle    fight    change    hold    concord    concur    agree   

rest    colonize    clear    calm    establish    appoint    consolidate    regulate    pay    liquidate   

colonize    resettle    colonise    homestead   

seat    bed    a    into    convertible    to    receding    lower    it    cause   

bench    arrange    decide    fix    determine    adjust    establish    compose    regulate    still   

Gretel    betel    kettle    metal    mettle    nettle    petal    resettle    unsettle   

rending    argue    clumping    once-over    extinguishment    downriver