browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
settle |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Settle \Set"tle\, n. [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS setl: akin to OHG. sezzal G. sessel, Goth. sitls, and E. sit [root]154. See {Sit}.] 1. A seat of any kind [Obs.] ``Upon the settle of his majesty'' --Hampole. 2. A bench; especially, a bench with a high back 3. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit. --Ezek. xliii. 14. {Settle bed}, a bed convertible into a seat. [Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Settle \Set"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Settled}; p. pr & vb n. {Settling}.] [OE. setlen, AS setlan. [root]154. See {Settle}, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE sahtlen to reconcile, AS sahtlian fr saht reconciliation, sacon to contend, dispute. Cf {Sake}.] 1. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him until he was ashamed. --2 Kings viii. 11. (Rev. Ver.) The father thought the time drew on Of setting in the world his only son. --Dryden. 2. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as to settle a minister. [U. S.] 3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet; to still to calm; to compose. God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake. --Chapman. Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. --Bunyan. 4. 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. 5. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like as clear weather settles the roads. 6. 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 7. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance. It will settle the wavering, and confirm the doubtful. --Swift. 8. To adjust as something in discussion; to make up to compose; to pacify; as to settle a quarrel. 9. To adjust as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as to settle an account. 10. Hence to pay as to settle a bill. [Colloq.] --Abbott. 11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620. {To settle on} or {upon}, to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to ``I . . . have settled upon him a good annuity.'' --Addison. {To settle the land} (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear lower, by receding from it Syn: To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust determine; decide. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Settle \Set"tle\, v. i. 1. To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself to assume a lasting form condition, direction, or the like in place of a temporary or changing state. The wind came about and settled in the west. --Bacon. Chyle . . . runs through all the intermediate colors until it settles in an intense red. --Arbuthnot. 2. To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as the Saxons who settled in Britain. 3. To enter into the married state, or the state of a householder. As people marry now and settle. --Prior. 4. To be established in an employment or profession; as to settle in the practice of law. 5. To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as the roads settled late in the spring. 6. To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as the weather settled; wine settles by standing. A government, on such occasions, is always thick before it settles. --Addison. 7. To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir. 8. To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc 9. To become calm; to cease from agitation. Till the fury of his highness settle, Come not before him --Shak. 10. To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement; as he has settled with his creditors. 11. To make a jointure for a wife. He sighs with most success that settles well --Garth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: settle n : a long wooden bench with a back [syn: {settee}] v 1: settle into a position [syn: {settle down}] 2: bring to an end settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff" [syn: {decide}, {resolve}] 3: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" [syn: {square off}, {square up}, {determine}] 4: take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" [syn: {locate}, {relocate}] 5: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" [syn: {reconcile}, {patch up}, {make up}, {conciliate}] 6: go under "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" [syn: {sink}, {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {float}] 7: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" [syn: {take root}, {steady down}, {settle down}] 8: 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" 9: establish or develop as a residence: "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans" 10: come to rest [syn: {halt}] 11: arrange or fix in the desired order "She settled the teacart" 12: accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price" 13: end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled" 14: dispose of make a financial settlement 15: cause to settle, as of liquids 16: sink or fall [syn: {subside}] 17: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" [syn: {ensconce}] 18: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" [syn: {get back}] 19: make final; put the last touches on put into final form "let's finalize the proposal" [syn: {finalize}, {nail down}] 20: form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
more about settle
This work is licensed under a
