2syllables
settle
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Definitions ofsettle
1verb
- To conclude or resolve (something):
- To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
Example: "to settle her estate"
- To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
Example: "the weather settled; wait until the crowd settles before speaking"
- To establish or become established in a steady position:
- To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
Example: "the Saxons who settled in Britain"
- To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
- To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
- To make a jointure for a spouse.
- (of an animal) To make or become pregnant.
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