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Meaning of settle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  settle
      n 1: a long wooden bench with a back [syn: {settle}, {settee}]
      v 1: settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground;
           "dust settled on the roofs" [syn: {settle}, {settle down}]
      2: 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" [syn: {decide}, {settle}, {resolve},
         {adjudicate}]
      3: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the
         argument" [syn: {settle}, {square off}, {square up},
         {determine}]
      4: take up residence and become established; "The immigrants
         settled in the Midwest" [syn: {settle}, {locate}]
      5: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
         [syn: {reconcile}, {patch up}, {make up}, {conciliate},
         {settle}]
      6: go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn:
         {sink}, {settle}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float},
         {swim}]
      7: become settled or established and stable in one's residence
         or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {settle},
         {root}, {take root}, {steady down}, {settle down}]
      8: 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"
      9: establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200
         years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
      10: come to rest
      11: arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the
          teacart"
      12: accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled
          for a lower price"
      13: end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two
          parties finally settled"
      14: dispose of; make a financial settlement
      15: become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid
          gradually settled"
      16: cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
      17: sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters
          become calm" [syn: {subside}, {settle}]
      18: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" [syn:
          {ensconce}, {settle}]
      19: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally
          settled with my old enemy" [syn: {settle}, {get back}]
      20: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form;
          "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalize}, {finalise},
          {settle}, {nail down}]
      21: form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
      22: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn:
          {fall}, {descend}, {settle}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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