settle

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To conclude or resolve (something)

   To conclude or resolve (something):

   • His fears were settled
   • She hopes to settle any questions about the plans.
   • The question of the succession to a throne needs to be settled.
2. 2

   To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially

   To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).

   • to settle my affairs
   • to settle her estate
3. 3

   To become calm, quiet, or orderly

   To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.

   • The weather settled.
   • Wait until the crowd settles before speaking.
   • [T]il the fury of his Highneſſe ſettle / Come not before him.
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   1. 4

      To establish or become established in a steady position

      To establish or become established in a steady position:

      • And he settled his countenance stedfastly [upon him], until he was ashamed.
   2. 5

      To fix one's residence in a place

      To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)

      • the Saxons who settled in Britain
   3. 6

      To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it

      To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).

      • Rome began to settle displaced or disenfranchised citizens, veterans, and allies in colonies beyond Italy.
   4. 7

      To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to…

      To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.

      • to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee
   5. 8

      Of an animal

      Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.

      • During March, 1926, two more mares were bred to him and on February 14, 1927 one of them foaled a perfectly formed bay stud foal. It is not known whether or not the other mare settled for she was never returned for trial.
      • This older mare created many, many problems for us in terms of trying to get the mare to settle. She came to us in January, and her record shows fairly consistent heats, but she had numerous problems which will be outlined in Example l0.
   6. 9

      A seat of any kind.

      • sit on a settle of joy with angels
      • If hunger drive the Pagans from their dens, One, 'gainst a settle breaketh both his shins;
      • "The gloom of those failing embers," exclaimed Francesca, "Has infected us both!" and, rising from the low settle, she lighted the lamp, and flung some smaller wood on the hearth, and a cheerful blaze kindled at once.
   7. 10

      A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.

      • Beneath its shade, the place of state, / On oaken settle Marmion sate, / And viewed around the blazing hearth.
      • Let us return now to the little girl we left feigning to sleep soundly upon a settle in the kitchen.
      • Nineteen persons were gathered here. Of these, […] John Pitcher, a neighbouring dairyman, the shepherd's father-in-law, lolled in the settle; […]
   8. 11

      A place made lower than the rest

      A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare a depression.)

      • And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
   9. 12

      A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS…

      A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD816640).

   10. 13

       An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky, United States.

   11. 14

       A habitational surname from Old English.

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• synonymadjust
• synonymarrange
• synonymcompose
• synonymdecide
• synonymdetermine
• synonymestablish
• synonymfix
• synonymregulate
• antonymremoveantonym(s) of “to place in a fixed or permanent condition”
• antonymdisturb
• antonymagitate
• antonymwander
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