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    set·tle
    [ˈsed(ə)l]
    verb
    settled (past tense) · settled (past participle)
    1. resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem):
      "every effort was made to settle the dispute"
      • end (a legal dispute) by mutual agreement:
        "he sued for libel and then settled out of court" · "the matter was settled out of court"
      • determine; decide on:
        "exactly what goes into the legislation has not been settled" · "they had not yet settled on a date for the wedding"
      • complete the administration and distribution of a decedent's estate.
      • (settle for)
        accept or agree to (something that one considers to be less than satisfactory):
        "it was too cold for champagne so they settled for a cup of tea"
    2. pay (a debt or account):
      "his bill was settled by charge card" · "I settled up with your brother for my board and lodging"
      • (settle something on)
        give money or property to (someone) through a deed of settlement or a will:
        "he offered to settle $150 a year on her"
    3. adopt a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a permanent job and home:
      "one day I will settle down and raise a family"
      • make one's permanent home somewhere:
        "in 1863 the family settled in London"
      • move with a group of others to live in (a new country or area, especially one inhabited by people of a different ethnic or religious group, or one regarded as sparsely populated):
        "European immigrants settled much of Australia"
      • begin to feel comfortable or established in a new situation:
        "he had settled into his new job" · "she settled in happily with a foster family"
      • (settle down to)
        turn one's attention to; apply oneself to:
        "Catherine settled down to her studies"
      • become or make calmer or quieter:
        "after a few months the controversy settled down" · "try to settle your puppy down before going to bed"
      • dated
        silence (someone considered a nuisance) by some means:
        "he told me to hold my tongue or he would find a way to settle me"
    4. sit or come to rest in a comfortable position:
      "he settled into an armchair"
      • make (someone) comfortable in a particular place or position:
        "she allowed him to settle her in the taxi"
      • move or adjust (something) so that it rests securely:
        "she settled her bag on her shoulder"
      • fall or come down onto a surface:
        "dust from the mill had settled on the roof"
      • (of suspended particles) sink slowly in a liquid to form sediment; (of a liquid) become clear or still through this process:
        "sediment settles near the bottom of the tank" · "he pours a glass and leaves it on the bar to settle"
      • (of an object or objects) gradually sink down under its or their own weight:
        "they listened to the soft ticking and creaking as the house settled"
      • (of a ship or boat) sink gradually:
        "the craft was settling nose-down in the water"
    Origin
    Middle English, from settle.
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    verb
    1. resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem):
      reach an agreement about
      find a solution to
      find an answer to
      bring to an end
      smooth over
      straighten out
      deal with
      put right
      set right
      put to rights
      patch up
      Opposite:
    2. pay (a debt or account):
      • sit or come to rest in a comfortable position:
        seat oneself
        install oneself
        plant oneself
        ensconce oneself
        plump oneself
        park oneself
        plonk oneself
        • make (someone) comfortable in a particular place or position:
          make comfortable
        • (of suspended particles) sink slowly in a liquid to form sediment; (of a liquid) become clear or still through this process:
          Opposite:
       
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