Definition of settle

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Settle (n.) To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like..

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Alight :: Alight (v. i.) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof..
Choctaws :: Choctaws (n. pl.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory..
Penal :: Penal (a.) Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement..
Decretory :: Decretory (a.) Established by a decree; definitive; settled.
Jointure :: "Jointure (n.) An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower..
Estate :: Estate (v. t.) Tom settle as a fortune.
Settler :: Settler (n.) One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc..
Term :: Term (n.) Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions..
Staple :: Staple (a.) Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade..
Unliquidated :: Unliquidated (a.) Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled.
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) Matter that subsides; settlings; sediment; lees; dregs.
Belong :: Belong (v. i.) To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town..
Pack :: Pack (v. i.) To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well..
Ambulatory :: Ambulatory (a.) Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable; as, the dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator..
Settle :: Settle (n.) To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620..
Indecisiveness :: Indecisiveness (n.) The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.
Intervene :: Intervene (v. i.) To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel..
Shittle :: Shittle (a.) Wavering; unsettled; inconstant.
Ostmen :: Ostmen (n. pl.) East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, formerly so called..
Convictism :: Convictism (n.) The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
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