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settle

('s/E/t/-/l )

noun (n)

a long wooden bench with a back(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
settee

source: wordnet30
A seat of any kind.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground(verb.motion)

Example:
Dust settled on the roofs.

Synonym:
settle down

source: wordnet30
bring to an end; settle conclusively(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
adjudicate, decide, resolve

source: wordnet30
settle conclusively; come to terms(verb.communication)

Example:
We finally settled the argument.

Synonym:
determine, square off, square up

source: wordnet30
take up residence and become established(verb.change)

Example:
The immigrants settled in the Midwest.

Synonym:
locate

source: wordnet30
come to terms(verb.communication)

Synonym:
conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile

source: wordnet30
go under,(verb.motion)

Synonym:
go down, go under, sink
Antonym:
float, swim

source: wordnet30
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style(verb.change)

Example:
He finally settled down.

Synonym:
root, settle down, steady down, take root

source: wordnet30
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet(verb.change)

Example:
The roar settled to a thunder.
The wind settled in the West.
A cough settled in her chest.
Her mood settled into lethargy.

source: wordnet30
establish or develop as a residence(verb.change)

Example:
He settled the farm 200 years ago.
This land was settled by Germans.

source: wordnet30
come to rest(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
arrange or fix in the desired order(verb.contact)

Example:
She settled the teacart.

source: wordnet30
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction(verb.communication)

Example:
We settled for a lower price.

source: wordnet30
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement(verb.communication)

Example:
The two parties finally settled.

source: wordnet30
dispose of; make a financial settlement(verb.possession)

source: wordnet30
become clear by the sinking of particles(verb.motion)

Example:
The liquid gradually settled.

source: wordnet30
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
sink down or precipitate(verb.motion)

Synonym:
subside

source: wordnet30
fix firmly(verb.contact)

Synonym:
ensconce

source: wordnet30
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury(verb.competition)

Example:
I finally settled with my old enemy.

Synonym:
get back

source: wordnet30
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form(verb.change)

Synonym:
finalise, finalize, nail down

source: wordnet30
form a community(verb.change)

Example:
The Swedes settled in Minnesota.

source: wordnet30
come as if by falling(verb.change)

Synonym:
descend, fall

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
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)

source: webster1913

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