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settle

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

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bring to an end

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settle conclusively

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end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

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come to terms

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accept despite lack of complete satisfaction

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get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

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arrange or fix in the desired order

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fix firmly

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sink down or precipitate

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cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

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become clear by the sinking of particles

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come to rest

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settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

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go under, 'The raft sank and its occupants drowned'

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dispose of

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come as if by falling

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take up residence and become established

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form a community

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make final

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establish or develop as a residence

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become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

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Variants

synonym
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pasttense
settled
presentparticiple
settling
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settles
pastparticiple
settled