settle

(noun) a long wooden bench with a back. Synonyms: settee.

(verb) settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground. Synonyms: settle down. Examples: "Dust settled on the roofs."

(verb) bring to an end; settle conclusively. Synonyms: decide, resolve, adjudicate. Examples: "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."

(verb) settle conclusively; come to terms. Synonyms: square off, square up, determine. Examples: "We finally settled the argument."

(verb) take up residence and become established. Synonyms: locate. Examples: "The immigrants settled in the midwest."

(verb) come to terms. Synonyms: reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate. Examples: "After some discussion we finally made up."

(verb) go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned". Synonyms: sink, go down, go under.

(verb) become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style. Synonyms: root, take root, steady down, settle down. Examples: "He finally settled down."

(verb) become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet. Examples: "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."

(verb) establish or develop as a residence. Examples: "He settled the farm 200 years ago." "This land was settled by germans."

(verb) come to rest.

(verb) arrange or fix in the desired order. Examples: "She settled the teacart."

(verb) accept despite lack of complete satisfaction. Examples: "We settled for a lower price."

(verb) end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement. Examples: "The two parties finally settled."

(verb) dispose of; make a financial settlement.

(verb) become clear by the sinking of particles. Examples: "The liquid gradually settled."

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

(verb) sink down or precipitate. Synonyms: subside. Examples: "The mud subsides when the waters become calm."

(verb) fix firmly. Synonyms: ensconce. Examples: "He ensconced himself in the chair."

(verb) get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury. Synonyms: get back. Examples: "I finally settled with my old enemy."

(verb) make final; put the last touches on; put into final form. Synonyms: finalize, finalise, nail down. Examples: "Let's finalize the proposal."

(verb) form a community. Examples: "The swedes settled in minnesota."

(verb) come as if by falling. Synonyms: fall, descend. Examples: "Night fell." "Silence fell."