Definition of settle

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Settle (n.) To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel..

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Settle :: Settle (n.) To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account..
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..
Semble :: Semble (a.) It seems; -- chiefly used impersonally in reports and judgments to express an opinion in reference to the law on some point not necessary to be decided, and not intended to be definitely settled in the cause..
Resettle :: Resettle (v. t.) To settle again.
Balance :: Balance (n.) To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them..
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..
Persuasion :: Persuasion (n.) The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion or conviction, which has been induced..
Concert :: Concert (v. t.) To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation..
Settle :: 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..
Settler :: Settler (n.) Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England..
Africander :: Africander (n.) One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a colored mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers..
Arrange :: Arrange (v. t.) To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; as, to arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking..
Rule :: Rule (n.) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice..
Settle :: Settle (n.) A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.
Settled :: Settled (imp. & p. p.) of Settl.
Residence :: Residence (n.) The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile..
Waverer :: Waverer (n.) One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith, opinion, or the like..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) A colony newly established; a place or region newly settled; as, settlement in the West..
Satisfaction :: Satisfaction (n.) Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate compensation..
Intrusion :: Intrusion (n.) The settlement of a minister over 3 congregation without their consent.
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