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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for settle

Noun

1. settle, settee, bench
usage: a long wooden bench with a back

Verb

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