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Type Words
Synonyms conciliate, make up, patch up, reconcile
Type of concur, agree, concord, hold
Has types appease, propitiate, make peace
Type Words
Synonyms settle down
Type of set, position, pose, lay, place, put
Has types sediment


dust settled on the roofs.
Type Words
Synonyms adjudicate, decide, resolve
Type of end, terminate
Has types judge, adjust
Derivation settlement, settler
Type Words
Synonyms root, settle down, steady down, take root
Type of stabilize, stabilise
Has types roost


He finally settled down.
Type Words
Synonyms descend, fall
Type of come
Verb group fall
Type Words
Synonyms get back
Type of contend, fight, struggle


I finally settled with my old enemy.
Type Words
Synonyms go down, go under, sink
Type of go down, come down, fall, descend
Has types founder, submerge, submerse, subside
Verb group sink
Type Words
Synonyms finalise, finalize, nail down
Type of end, terminate
Type Words
Synonyms locate
Has types colonise, colonize, resettle
Derivation settlement, settler


The immigrants settled in the Midwest.
Type Words
Synonyms subside
Type of sink, go under, go down
Derivation settlings, settling
Type Words
Synonyms determine, square off, square up
Type of resolve, conclude
Has types clear, solve, concert, clinch, compromise
Derivation settlement


We finally settled the argument.
Type Words
Synonyms settee
Type of bench
Type Words
Synonyms ensconce
Type of set, position, place, lay, pose, put
Type Words
Type of accept, go for, consent
Derivation settlement


We settled for a lower price.
Type Words
Type of set up, arrange


She settled the teacart.
Type Words
Type of change


the liquid gradually settled.
Type Words
Type of get, become, go


The roar settled to a thunder.
The wind settled in the West.
A cough settled in her chest.
Her mood settled into lethargy.
Type Words
Type of sink
Derivation settlings
Type Words
Type of stop, halt
Type Words
Type of arrange, fix up
Has types pay, prorate, square, compensate, clean up, liquidate, make up, pay off
Derivation settlement
Type Words
Type of hold, agree, concur, concord
Derivation settlement


The two parties finally settled.
Type Words
Type of build up, develop
Derivation settlement


He settled the farm 200 years ago.
This land was settled by Germans.
Type Words
Has types homestead
Derivation settlement, settler


The Swedes settled in Minnesota.

Examples of settle

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It's cheaper, and probably more satisfying, to find one good band and settle in.
From the dispatch.com
The Kosovo Albanians refused to settle for anything less than full independence.
From the upi.com
Stefani was pushing for the city to drop its planned appeal and settle the case.
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They also need to settle on a leadoff hitter, center fielder and second baseman.
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He expressed surprise when told the city had paid $65,000 to settle her lawsuit.
From the sfgate.com
That's what we're reaching for, and we're not going to settle for anything less.
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The lasagna you really want has had time to cohere, to settle, to cool a little.
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In 1998, Clinton agreed to settle and pay $700,000, but Jones wanted an apology.
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So, I invited Andreau and Campher to settle their arguments on Vault's CSR blog.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • A long wooden bench with a back
  • Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
  • Decide: 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"
  • Settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
  • Take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
  • Reconcile: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
  • Settle is a small market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is served by the Settle railway station, which is located near the town centre, and Giggleswick railway station which is a mile away. ...
  • Settle is an indie rock band from Easton, Pennsylvania currently signed to Epitaph Records whose debut album, At Home We Are Tourists, was released May 19, 2009. The signing of Settle is part of Epitaph's efforts to expand its sound beyond its pop-punk roots.
  • In mechanics, a constraint algorithm is a method for satisfying constraints for bodies that obey Newton's equations of motion. ...