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settle > 23 senses
NOUN	1	settle, settee	A long wooden bench with a back
VERB	1	settle, settle down	Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
	2	settle, decide, resolve, adjudicate	Bring to an end
	3	settle, square off, square up, determine	Settle conclusively
	4	settle, locate	Take up residence and become established
	5	settle, reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate	Come to terms
	6	settle, sink, go down, go under	Go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
	7	settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down	Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
	8	settle	Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
	9	settle	Establish or develop as a residence
	10	settle	Come to rest
	11	settle	Become clear by the sinking of particles
	12	settle	Arrange or fix in the desired order
	13	settle	Accept despite complete satisfaction
	14	settle	End a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
	15	settle	Dispose of
	16	settle	Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
	17	settle, subside	Sink down or precipitate
	18	settle, ensconce	Fix firmly
	19	settle, get back	Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
	20	settle, finalize, finalise, nail down	Make final
	21	settle	Form a community
	22	settle, fall, descend	Come as if by falling

settle > pronunciation
Sounds	seh'tahl
Rhymes	abdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website...

settle > noun, artifact
Meaning	A long wooden bench with a back.
Synonyms	settee
Broader	bench
Verbs	settle

settle > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"dust settled on the roofs"
Synonyms	settle down
Narrower	sediment
Broader	put, set, place, pose, position, lay

settle > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	Bring to an end. Settle conclusively.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	decide, resolve, adjudicate
Narrower	judge; adjust
Broader	end, terminate
Nouns	settler; settlement

settle > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Settle conclusively. Come to terms.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"We finally settled the argument"
Synonyms	square off, square up, determine
Narrower	clear, solve; concert; clinch; compromise
Broader	conclude, resolve
Nouns	settlement

settle > verb 4, change
Meaning	Take up residence and become established.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
Synonyms	locate
Entails	move
Narrower	colonize, colonise; resettle
Nouns	settlement; settlement; settlement; settler

settle > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Come to terms.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate
Narrower	propitiate, appease; make peace
Broader	agree, hold, concur, concord

settle > verb 6, motion
Meaning	Go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned".
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	sink, go down, go under
Caused by	sink
Narrower	subside, settle; founder; submerge, submerse
Broader	descend, fall, go down, come down
Contrary	float, swim
Similar to	sink

settle > verb 7, change
Meaning	Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"He finally settled down"
Synonyms	root, take root, steady down, settle down
Narrower	roost
Broader	stabilize, stabilise

settle > verb 8, change
Meaning	Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"
Broader	become, go, get

settle > verb 9, change
Meaning	Establish or develop as a residence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
Broader	build up, develop
Nouns	settlement; settlement

settle > verb 10, motion
Meaning	Come to rest.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Broader	stop, halt
Nouns	settle

settle > verb 11, motion
Meaning	Become clear by the sinking of particles.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"the liquid gradually settled"
Broader	change
Similar to	settle

settle > verb 12, contact
Meaning	Arrange or fix in the desired order.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"She settled the teacart"
Broader	arrange, set up

settle > verb 13, communication
Meaning	Accept despite complete satisfaction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"We settled for a lower price"
Broader	accept, consent, go for
Nouns	settlement

settle > verb 14, communication
Meaning	End a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The two parties finally settled"
Broader	agree, hold, concur, concord
Nouns	settlement; settlement

settle > verb 15, possession
Meaning	Dispose of. Make a financial settlement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Narrower	prorate; pay; square; pay, pay off, make up, compensate; liquidate; clean up
Broader	arrange, fix up
Nouns	settlement

settle > verb 16, motion
Meaning	Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broader	sink
Similar to	settle
Nouns	settlings

settle > verb 18, contact
Meaning	Fix firmly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP
Synonyms	ensconce
Broader	put, set, place, pose, position, lay

settle > verb 19, competition
Meaning	Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"I finally settled with my old enemy"
Synonyms	get back
Broader	fight, struggle

settle > verb 20, change
Meaning	Make final. Put the last touches on. Put into final form.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	finalize, finalise, nail down
Broader	end, terminate
See also	settle on

settle > verb 21, change
Meaning	Form a community.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
Entails	migrate, transmigrate
Narrower	homestead
Nouns	settlement; settlement; settler