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    set·tle
    [ˈsed(ə)l]
    verb
    settling (present participle)
    1. resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem):
      "every effort was made to settle the dispute"
      Similar:
      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):
      "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"
    4. sit or come to rest in a comfortable position:
      "he settled into an armchair"
      Similar:
      seat oneself
      install oneself
      plant oneself
      ensconce oneself
      plump oneself
      park oneself
      plonk oneself
      • make (someone) comfortable in a particular place or position:
        "she allowed him to settle her in the taxi"
        Similar:
        make comfortable
      • 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"
        Similar:
        precipitate out
        Opposite:
      • (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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