Definition of settle

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Settle (n.) To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance..

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Resolution :: Resolution (n.) The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination..
Settle :: Settle (n.) To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
Satisfaction :: Satisfaction (n.) Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate compensation..
Dowager :: Dowager (n.) A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his decease..
Intervene :: Intervene (v. i.) To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel..
Parsee :: Parsee (n.) One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) Bestowal, or giving possession, under legal sanction; the act of giving or conferring anything in a formal and permanent manner..
Emigrant :: Emigrant (n.) One who emigrates, or quits one country or region to settle in another..
Settling :: Settling (n.) The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc..
Place :: Place (n.) To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis..
Back :: Back (a.) Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements..
Train :: Train (v.) Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement..
Nestle :: Nestle (v. i.) To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter..
Unbalanced :: Unbalanced (a.) Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account; unbalanced books..
Endowment :: Endowment (n.) That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital, or a college..
Stayedly :: Stayed (a.) Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See Staid.
Semble :: Semble (a.) It seems; -- chiefly used impersonally in reports and judgments to express an opinion in reference to the law on some point not necessary to be decided, and not intended to be definitely settled in the cause..
Settle :: Settle (n.) To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel..
Wave :: Wave (v. i.) To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
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