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settle



I - noun
a long wooden bench with a back
Syn:
settee
Hypernyms:
bench

II - verb
1. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground (Freq. 16)
- dust settled on the roofs
Syn:
settle down
Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Hyponyms:
sediment
Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. bring to an end;
settle conclusively (Freq. 10)
- 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
Syn:
decide, resolve, adjudicate
Derivationally related forms:
adjudicative (for: adjudicate), adjudicatory (for: adjudicate), judge (for: adjudicate), resolve (for: resolve), settlement, settler, decisive (for: decide), deciding (for: decide)
Hypernyms:
end, terminate
Hyponyms:
judge, adjust
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. settle conclusively;
come to terms (Freq. 8)
- We finally settled the argument
Syn:
square off, square up, determine
Derivationally related forms:
determiner (for: determine), determination (for: determine), settlement
Hypernyms:
conclude, resolve
Hyponyms:
clear, solve, concert, clinch, compromise
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. take up residence and become established (Freq. 7)
- The immigrants settled in the Midwest
Syn:
locate
Derivationally related forms:
location (for: locate), settlement, settler
Hyponyms:
colonize, colonise, resettle
Entailment:
move
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
5. come to terms (Freq. 5)
- After some discussion we finally made up
Syn:
reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate
Derivationally related forms:
conciliative (for: conciliate), conciliatory (for: conciliate), conciliation (for: conciliate), reconciliation (for: reconcile)
Hypernyms:
agree, hold, concur, concord
Hyponyms:
propitiate, appease, make peace
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
6. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" (Freq. 4)
Syn:
sink, go down, go under
Ant:
float (for: sink)
See Also:
sink in (for: sink)
Derivationally related forms:
sinker (for: sink), sinking (for: sink)
Hypernyms:
descend, fall, go down, come down
Hyponyms:
subside, founder, submerge, submerse
Verb Group:
sink
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
7. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style (Freq. 3)
- He finally settled down
Syn:
root, take root, steady down, settle down
Hypernyms:
stabilize, stabilise
Hyponyms:
roost
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
8. become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet (Freq. 2)
- 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
Hypernyms:
become, go, get
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
9. establish or develop as a residence (Freq. 2)
- He settled the farm 200 years ago
- This land was settled by Germans
Derivationally related forms:
settlement
Hypernyms:
build up, develop
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
10. come to rest (Freq. 1)
Hypernyms:
stop, halt
Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
11. arrange or fix in the desired order (Freq. 1)
- She settled the teacart
Hypernyms:
arrange, set up
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. accept despite lack of complete satisfaction (Freq. 1)
- We settled for a lower price
Derivationally related forms:
settlement
Hypernyms:
accept, consent, go for
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
13. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement (Freq. 1)
- The two parties finally settled
Derivationally related forms:
settlement
Hypernyms:
agree, hold, concur, concord
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
14. dispose of;
make a financial settlement
Derivationally related forms:
settlement
Hypernyms:
arrange, fix up
Hyponyms:
prorate, pay, square, pay off, make up,
compensate, liquidate, clean up
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
15. become clear by the sinking of particles
- the liquid gradually settled
Hypernyms:
change
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
16. cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
Derivationally related forms:
settlings
Hypernyms:
sink
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
17. sink down or precipitate
- the mud subsides when the waters become calm
Syn:
subside
Derivationally related forms:
settlings, settling
Hypernyms:
sink, go down, go under
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
18. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
- I finally settled with my old enemy
Syn:
get back
Hypernyms:
contend, fight, struggle
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
19. come as if by falling
- Night fell
- Silence fell
Syn:
fall, descend
Hypernyms:
come
Verb Group:
fall
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
20. fix firmly
- He ensconced himself in the chair
Syn:
ensconce
Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
21. make final;
put the last touches on;
put into final form
- let's finalize the proposal
Syn:
finalize, finalise, nail down
See Also:
settle on
Derivationally related forms:
finalisation (for: finalise), finalization (for: finalize)
Hypernyms:
end, terminate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
22. form a community
- The Swedes settled in Minnesota
Derivationally related forms:
settlement, settler
Hyponyms:
homestead
Entailment:
migrate, transmigrate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP

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