Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun settle
1 sense of settle
Sense 1
settle, settee -- (a long wooden bench with a back)
=> bench -- (a long seat for more than one person)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb settle
22 senses of settle
Sense 1
settle, settle down -- (settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs")
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")
Sense 2
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate -- (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")
=> end, terminate -- (bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I")
Sense 3
settle, square off, square up, determine -- (settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument")
=> conclude, resolve -- (reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation)
Sense 4
settle, locate -- (take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest")
Sense 5
reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle -- (come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up")
=> agree, hold, concur, concord -- (be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point")
Sense 6
sink, settle, go down, go under -- (go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned")
=> descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again")
Sense 7
settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down -- (become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down")
=> stabilize, stabilise -- (become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized")
Sense 8
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")
=> become, go, get -- (enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!")
Sense 9
settle -- (establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans")
=> build up, develop -- (change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up")
Sense 10
settle -- (come to rest)
=> stop, halt -- (come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window")
Sense 11
settle -- (arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart")
=> arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")
Sense 12
settle -- (accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price")
=> accept, consent, go for -- (give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution")
Sense 13
settle -- (end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled")
=> agree, hold, concur, concord -- (be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point")
Sense 14
settle -- (dispose of; make a financial settlement)
=> arrange, fix up -- (make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?")
Sense 15
settle -- (become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
Sense 16
settle -- (cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids))
=> sink -- (cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor")
Sense 17
subside, settle -- (sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm")
=> sink, settle, go down, go under -- (go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned")
Sense 18
ensconce, settle -- (fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair")
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")
Sense 19
settle, get back -- (get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy")
=> contend, fight, struggle -- (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country")
Sense 20
finalize, finalise, settle, nail down -- (make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal")
=> end, terminate -- (bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I")
Phrasal Verb-> settle on#1
Sense 21
settle -- (form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota")
Sense 22
fall, descend, settle -- (come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell")
=> come -- (come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June")
