What is the meaning of the word "settle"?
Definitions:
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accept despite lack of complete satisfaction verb
- We settled for a lower price
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arrange or fix in the desired order verb
- I settled the teacart before serving.
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become clear by the sinking of particles verb
- the liquid gradually settled
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become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet verb
- The roar settled to a thunder
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become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style verb
- We finally settled down.
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bring to an end verb
- settle conclusively
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dispose of verb
- make a financial settlement
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end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement verb
- The two parties finally settled
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establish or develop as a residence verb
- Our ancestors settled the farm 200 years ago.
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form a community verb
- The Swedes settled in Minnesota
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get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury verb
- I finally settled with my old enemy
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settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground verb
- dust settled on the roofs
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take up residence and become established verb
- The immigrants settled in the Midwest
Synonyms:
- adjudicate
- bargain
- clean up
- clinch
- conciliate
- decide
- ensconce
- fall
- finalise
- finalize
- get back
- get rid of
- locate
- make up
- nail down
- patch up
- reconcile
- remove
- resolve
- root
- settee
- settle down
- sink
- steady down
- subside
- take root