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SETTLE
settle, settee
(noun) a long wooden bench with a back
settle, locate
(verb) take up residence and become established; “The immigrants settled in the Midwest”
settle
(verb) form a community; “The Swedes settled in Minnesota”
settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down
(verb) become settled or established and stable in one’s residence or life style; “He finally settled down”
finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
(verb) make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; “let’s finalize the proposal”
settle
(verb) establish or develop as a residence; “He settled the farm 200 years ago”; “This land was settled by Germans”
settle
(verb) become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; “The roar settled to a thunder”; “The wind settled in the West”; “it is settling to rain”; “A cough settled in her chest”; “Her mood settled into lethargy”
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
(verb) bring to an end; settle conclusively; “The case was decided”; “The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff”; “The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance”
settle, square off, square up, determine
(verb) settle conclusively; come to terms; “We finally settled the argument”
settle
(verb) end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; “The two parties finally settled”
reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle
(verb) come to terms; “After some discussion we finally made up”
settle
(verb) accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; “We settled for a lower price”
settle
(verb) arrange or fix in the desired order; “She settled the teacart”
ensconce, settle
(verb) fix firmly; “He ensconced himself in the chair”
subside, settle
(verb) sink down or precipitate; “the mud subsides when the waters become calm”
settle
(verb) cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
settle
(verb) become clear by the sinking of particles; “the liquid gradually settled”
settle
(verb) come to rest
settle, settle down
(verb) settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; “dust settled on the roofs”
sink, settle, go down, go under
(verb) go under; “The raft sank and its occupants drowned”
settle
(verb) dispose of; make a financial settlement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Settle
A town in North Yorkshire, England.
Anagrams
• ettles, tetels
Etymology 1
Verb
settle (third-person singular simple present settles, present participle settling, simple past and past participle settled)
To conclude or resolve (something)
(transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
(transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
(transitive) In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
(transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
(transitive, colloquial) To pay (a bill).
(intransitive) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
(intransitive) To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
(transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
(transitive) To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly.
(transitive) To cause to no longer be in a disturbed, confused or stormy; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).
(UK, dialectal) To silence, especially by force
to kill.
(transitive) To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
(intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
(intransitive) To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.
To establish or become established in a steady position
(transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix.
(transitive) In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
(transitive, obsolete, US) In particular, to establish in pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish.
(transitive, law) To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
(intransitive) To become married, or a householder.
(intransitive, with "in") To be established in a profession or in employment.
(intransitive, usually with "down", "in", "on" or another preposition) To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest.
(intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
(transitive, in particular) To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
(transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
(transitive) To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
(transitive) To cause to sink down or to be deposited (dregs, sediment, etc).
(transitive) To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
(intransitive) To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
(intransitive) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc.
(intransitive) To become compact due to sinking.
(intransitive) To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. also used figuratively.)
(intransitive, obsolete) To make a jointure for a spouse.
(transitive, intransitive, of an, animal) To make or become pregnant.
Synonyms
• adjust
• arrange
• compose
• decide
• determine
• establish
• fix
• regulate
Antonyms
• (to place in a fixed or permanent condition): remove
• disturb
• agitate
• wander
Etymology 2
Noun
settle (plural settles)
(archaic) A seat of any kind.
(now, rare) A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
(obsolete) A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare a depression.)
Anagrams
• ettles, tetels
Source: Wiktionary
Set"tle, n. Etym: [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS. setl: akin to OHG. sezzal, G. sessel, Goth. sitls, and E. sit. sq. root154. See Sit.]
1. A seat of any kind. [Obs.] "Upon the settle of his majesty" Hampole.
2. A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.
3. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit. Ezek. xliii. 14. Settle bed, a bed convertible into a seat. [Eng.]
Set"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Settled; p. pr. & vb. n. Settling.] Etym: [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. sq. root154. See Settle, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE. sahtlen to reconcile, AS. sahtlian, fr. saht reconciliation, sacon to contend, dispute. Cf. Sake.]
1. 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. And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him, until he was ashamed. 2 Kings viii. 11. (Rev. Ver.) The father thought the time drew on Of setting in the world his only son. Dryden.
2. 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. [U. S.]
3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose. God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake. Chapman. Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. Bunyan.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance. It will settle the wavering, and confirm the doubtful. Swift.
8. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
9. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account.
10. Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. [Colloq.] Abbott.
11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620. To settle on or upon, to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. "I . . . have settled upon him a good annuity." Addison.
– To settle the land (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear lower, by receding from it.
Syn.
– To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust; determine; decide.
Set"tle, v. i.
1. 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. The wind came about and settled in the west. Bacon. Chyle . . . runs through all the intermediate colors until it settles in an intense red. Arbuthnot.
2. To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.
3. To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder. As people marry now and settle. Prior.
4. To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law.
5. 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.
6. To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing. A government, on such occasions, is always thick before it settles. Addison.
7. To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir.
8. To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc.
9. To become calm; to cease from agitation. Till the fury of his highness settle, Come not before him. Shak.
10. To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.
11. To make a jointure for a wife. He sighs with most success that settles well. Garth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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