Definition of settle

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Settle (v. i.) To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing..

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Unfix :: Unfix (v. t.) To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections..
Vague :: Vague (v. i.) Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition..
Positive :: Positive (a.) Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
Payable :: Payable (a.) That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value.
Settle :: 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..
Compromise :: Compromise (n.) To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
Settle :: Settle (n.) To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking it..
Compound :: Compound (v. i.) To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; -- usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) That which settles, or is settled, established, or fixed..
Accommodation :: Accommodation (n.) An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement.
Rule :: Rule (n.) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice..
Problematical :: Problematical (a.) Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.
Finality :: Finality (n.) The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final or conclusive arrangement; a settlement..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
Quiet :: Quiet (a.) Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience..
Light :: Light (v. i.) To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect..
Anglo-saxon :: Anglo-Saxon (n.) A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or Old) Saxon..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir..
Open :: Open (v. t.) To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc..
Firm :: Firm (a.) To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.
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