Definition of settle

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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..

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Ordinary :: Ordinary (n.) That which is so common, or continued, as to be considered a settled establishment or institution..
Settle :: Settle (n.) To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister..
Outsettler :: Outsettler (n.) One who settles at a distance, or away, from others..
Accord :: Accord (v. t.) To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; as, to accord suits or controversies..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc..
Exorbitant :: Exorbitant (a.) Not comprehended in a settled rule or method; anomalous.
Subside :: Subside (v. i.) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees..
Concert :: Concert (v. t.) To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation..
Displant :: Displant (v. t.) To strip of what is planted or settled; as, to displant a country of inhabitants..
Affection :: Affection (n.) A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children..
Compound :: Compound (v. t.) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt..
Disestablish :: Disestablish (v. t.) To unsettle; to break up (anything established); to deprive, as a church, of its connection with the state..
Unsettlement :: Unsettlement (n.) The act of unsettling, or state of being unsettled; disturbance..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To make a jointure for a wife.
Settle :: Settle (n.) To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.
Wager :: Wager (v. t.) Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge..
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..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) A colony newly established; a place or region newly settled; as, settlement in the West..
Back :: Back (a.) Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements..
Settle :: Settle (n.) A bench; especially, a bench with a high back..
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