Definition of settle

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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..

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Border :: Border (n.) A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district.
Convictism :: Convictism (n.) The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements.
Vagrant :: Vagrant (n.) One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond.
Composition :: Composition (n.) Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement..
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..
Empight :: Empight (a.) Fixed; settled; fastened.
Vagabond :: Vagabond (a.) Moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering.
Inveterate :: Inveterate (v. t.) To fix and settle by long continuance.
Contango :: Contango (n.) The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller, to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next fortnightly settlement day..
Light-minded :: Light-minded (a.) Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
Reconcile :: Reconcile (v. t.) To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences..
Preempt :: Preempt (v. t. & i.) To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preemption..
Indecisive :: Indecisive (a.) Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character..
Candidating :: Candidating (n.) The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement..
Reside :: Reside (v. i.) To sink; to settle, as sediment..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become calm; to cease from agitation.
Botany Bay :: Botany Bay () A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770..
Agree :: Agree (v. t.) To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences..
Waverer :: Waverer (n.) One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith, opinion, or the like..
Staple :: Staple (a.) Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade..
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