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settle
verb(set-tle)settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
Synonyms: settle down,
Examples:
Dust settled on the roofs.
settle
verb(set-tle)become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
Synonyms: root, settle down, steady down, take root,
Examples:
He finally settled down.
settle
verb(set-tle)get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
Synonyms: get back,
Examples:
I finally settled with my old enemy.
settle
verb(set-tle)make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
settle
verb(set-tle)take up residence and become established
Synonyms: locate,
Examples:
The immigrants settled in the Midwest.
settle
verb(set-tle)settle conclusively; come to terms
Synonyms: determine, square off, square up,
Examples:
We finally settled the argument.
settle
verb(set-tle)accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
Examples:
We settled for a lower price.
settle
verb(set-tle)arrange or fix in the desired order
Examples:
She settled the teacart.
settle
verb(set-tle)become clear by the sinking of particles
Examples:
The liquid gradually settled.
settle
verb(set-tle)become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
Examples:
The roar settled to a thunder.
The wind settled in the West.
A cough settled in her chest.
Her mood settled into lethargy.
The wind settled in the West.
A cough settled in her chest.
Her mood settled into lethargy.
settle
verb(set-tle)cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
settle
verb(set-tle)come to rest
settle
verb(set-tle)dispose of; make a financial settlement
settle
verb(set-tle)end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
Examples:
The two parties finally settled.
settle
verb(set-tle)establish or develop as a residence
Examples:
He settled the farm 200 years ago.
This land was settled by Germans.
This land was settled by Germans.
settle
verb(set-tle)form a community
Examples:
The Swedes settled in Minnesota.