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  • Definition
    • settle :settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
      • dust settled on the roofs

    • settle :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

    • settle :settle conclusively; come to terms
      • We finally settled the argument

    • settle :take up residence and become established
      • The immigrants settled in the Midwest

    • settle :come to terms
      • After some discussion we finally made up

    • settle :go under
      • The raft sank and its occupants drowned

    • settle :become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
      • He finally settled down

    • settle :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

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