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bring to an end; settle conclusively, as of a conflict; "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"

fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

come to rest

take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

dispose of; make a financial settlement

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"

form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"

establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"

end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"

accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"

fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

come to rest

take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

dispose of; make a financial settlement

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"

form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"

establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"

end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"

accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"

arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"

cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"

A seat of any kind.

A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.

A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.

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.

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.

To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.

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.

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.

To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.

To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account.

Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill.

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 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.

To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.

To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder.

To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law.

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.

To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing.

To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir.

To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc.

To become calm; to cease from agitation.

To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.

To make a jointure for a wife.

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.

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.

A seat of any kind.

A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.

A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.

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.

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.

To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.

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.

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.

To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.

To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account.

Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill.

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 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.

To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.

To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder.

To be established in an employment or profession; as, to settle in the practice of law.

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.

To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing.

To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir.

To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc.

To become calm; to cease from agitation.

To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.

To make a jointure for a wife.

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.

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.

To place in a fixed state; establish; as, the family were settled in a new home; free from doubt or uncertainty; as, to settle a difficult problem; to quiet; as, to settle one's nerves; to make up, as a quarrel; adjust the balance of, as an account; pay; as, to settle a bill; make pure or clear of dregs; as, to settle coffee; colonize; as, the Quakers settled Pennsylvania.

To become fixed, or permanent; descend or stop; grow calm or clear; sink to the bottom, or by its own weight; adjust differences or accounts; marry and establish a home.

A highbacked bench.

To set or place in a fixed state: to fix: to establish in a situation or business: to render quiet, clear, etc.: to decide: to free from uncertainty: to quiet: to compose: to fix by gift or legal act: to adjust: to liquidate or pay: to colonize.

To become fixed or stationary: to fix one's residence: to grow calm or clear: to sink by its own weight: to sink to the bottom: to cease from agitation: to adjust differences or accounts.

A long bench with a high back for sitting on: (B.) also, a platform lower than another part.

Long bench with a back.

To become fixed; fix one's residence; grow clear; sink; adjust accounts.

To fix; establish; make quiet or clear; decide; adjust; pay; colonise.

To still; calm.

To people; colonize.

To become clarfied, as a liquid; sink. As dregs.

To come to rest; adjust differences; subside.

To fix one's abodc.

To pay one's bill; adjust accounts by payment.

Same as SETTEE.

n. [Anglo Saxon] A wide step or platform lower than some other part;-a bench with a nigh back; a seat; a stool.