Definition of settle

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Settle (n.) To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee..

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Exorbitant :: Exorbitant (a.) Not comprehended in a settled rule or method; anomalous.
Fixed :: Fixed (a.) Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm; imovable; unalterable.
Ordinary :: Ordinary (n.) That which is so common, or continued, as to be considered a settled establishment or institution..
Latitudinarian :: Latitudinarian (n.) One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges freedom in thinking..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state..
Portion :: Portion (n.) The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance..
Settle :: Settle (n.) To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of residence; legal residence or establishment of a person in a particular parish or town, which entitles him to maintenance if a pauper, and subjects the parish or town to his support..
Commove :: Commove (v. t.) To put in motion; to disturb; to unsettle.
Swarm :: Swarm (n.) Especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive..
Settler :: Settler (n.) One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc..
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..
Unsettle :: Unsettle (v. i.) To become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered.
Administrator :: Administrator (n.) A man who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority..
Unhinge :: Unhinge (v. t.) To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves..
Probation :: Probation (n.) The trial of a ministerial candidate's qualifications prior to his ordination, or to his settlement as a pastor..
Dispose :: Dispose (v. t.) To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.
Inhabitant :: Inhabitant (n.) One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or parish; a permanent resident..
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