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settles
verb(set-tle)
come to terms
Synonyms: conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile,
settles
verb(set-tle)
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
Synonyms: settle down,
Examples:
Dust settled on the roofs.
settles
verb(set-tle)
bring to an end; settle conclusively
Synonyms: adjudicate, decide, resolve,
settles
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.
settles
verb(set-tle)
come as if by falling
Synonyms: descend, fall,
settles
verb(set-tle)
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
Synonyms: get back,
Examples:
I finally settled with my old enemy.
settles
verb(set-tle)
go under
Synonyms: go down, go under, sink,
settles
verb(set-tle)
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
Synonyms: finalise, finalize, nail down,
settles
verb(set-tle)
take up residence and become established
Synonyms: locate,
Examples:
The immigrants settled in the Midwest.
settles
verb(set-tle)
sink down or precipitate
Synonyms: subside,
settles
verb(set-tle)
settle conclusively; come to terms
Synonyms: determine, square off, square up,
Examples:
We finally settled the argument.
settles
noun(set-tle)
a long wooden bench with a back
Synonyms: settee,
settles
verb(set-tle)
fix firmly
Synonyms: ensconce,
settles
verb(set-tle)
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
Examples:
We settled for a lower price.
settles
verb(set-tle)
arrange or fix in the desired order
Examples:
She settled the teacart.
settles
verb(set-tle)
become clear by the sinking of particles
Examples:
The liquid gradually settled.
settles
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.
settles
verb(set-tle)
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
settles
verb(set-tle)
come to rest
settles
verb(set-tle)
dispose of; make a financial settlement
settles
verb(set-tle)
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
Examples:
The two parties finally settled.
settles
verb(set-tle)
establish or develop as a residence
Examples:
He settled the farm 200 years ago.
This land was settled by Germans.
settles
verb(set-tle)
form a community
Examples:
The Swedes settled in Minnesota.

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