settle

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(n) a long wooden bench with a back
(v) settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
(v) bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
(v) settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
(v) take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
(v) come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
(v) go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
(v) become settled or established and stable in one''s residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
(v) become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"
(v) establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
(v) come to rest
(v) become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"
(v) arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"
(v) accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"
(v) end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
(v) dispose of; make a financial settlement
(v) cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
(v) sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
(v) fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"
(v) get one''s revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"
(v) make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let''s finalize the proposal"
(v) form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
(v) come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"

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