Definition of settle

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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..

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Term :: Term (n.) Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions..
Jointure :: Jointure (v. t.) To settle a jointure upon.
Wowf :: Wowf (a.) Disordered or unsettled in intellect; deranged.
Referee :: Referee (n.) One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it..
Galatian :: Galatian (a.) Of or pertaining to Galatia or its inhabitants. -- A native or inhabitant of Galatia, in Asia Minor; a descendant of the Gauls who settled in Asia Minor..
Staple :: Staple (a.) Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade..
Waver :: Waver (v. i.) To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment..
Random :: Random (a.) Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess..
Usbeks :: Usbeks (n. pl.) A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called Turkestan..
Persuasion :: Persuasion (n.) The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion or conviction, which has been induced..
Shittle :: Shittle (a.) Wavering; unsettled; inconstant.
Dissettlement :: Dissettlement (n.) The act of unsettling, or the state of being unsettled..
Moot :: Moot (n.) A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot..
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..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) A disposition of property for the benefit of some person or persons, usually through the medium of trustees, and for the benefit of a wife, children, or other relatives; jointure granted to a wife, or the act of granting it..
Standing :: Standing (a.) Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees..
Problematical :: Problematical (a.) Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.
Seat :: Seat (v. t.) To settle; to plant with inhabitants; as to seat a country.
Settler :: Settler (n.) A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle..
Mutable :: Mutable (a.) Changeable; inconstant; unsettled; unstable; fickle.
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