SETTLE

/ˈsɛtəl/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 7

Definition

  1. noun a long wooden bench with a back. — synonyms: settee
  2. verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground. — synonyms: settle_down
  3. verb bring to an end. — synonyms: decide, resolve, adjudicate
  4. verb settle conclusively. — synonyms: square_off, square_up, determine
  5. verb take up residence and become established. — synonyms: locate
  6. verb come to terms. — synonyms: reconcile, patch_up, make_up, conciliate
  7. verb go under. — synonyms: sink, go_down, go_under
  8. verb become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style. — synonyms: root, take_root, steady_down, settle_down
  9. verb become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet.
  10. verb establish or develop as a residence.
  11. verb come to rest.
  12. verb arrange or fix in the desired order.
  13. verb accept despite lack of complete satisfaction.
  14. verb end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement.
  15. verb dispose of.
  16. verb become clear by the sinking of particles.
  17. verb cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids).
  18. verb sink down or precipitate. — synonyms: subside
  19. verb fix firmly. — synonyms: ensconce
  20. verb get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury. — synonyms: get_back
  21. verb make final. — synonyms: finalize, finalise, nail_down
  22. verb form a community.
  23. verb come as if by falling. — synonyms: fall, descend

Examples

  • “to settle her estate”
  • “the weather settled;  wait until the crowd settles before speaking”
  • “the Saxons who settled in Britain”

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