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settlesverbpresent tense third-person singular of settle to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)the light rain will settle the dust in the air careful handling will settle the lees in the bottom of the wine bottle lays, sediments filters, screens, sieves, sifts, strainsclarifies, clearsresettles raises agitates, disturbs, mixes, stirs to supply with inhabitantsthe region was originally settled by farmers to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)settled the lawsuit in favor of the defendant adjudges, adjudicates, arbitrates, decides, determines, judges, referees, rules (on), umpires considers, deems, deliberates, hears, ponders, weighssizes upmediates, moderates, negotiatesprosecutes, triesfinds (for or against)concludes, resolvesredetermines, rejudges equivocates, hedges, pussyfoots, skirts to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details ofsettled their wedding plans without any major disagreements agrees (on), arranges, decides, fixes, sets contracts, pledges, promisesblueprints, calculates, charts, concerts, designs, drafts, frames, hammers out, intrigues, lays out, maneuvers, maps (out), plans, programs(also programmes), schematizes, schemes, shapes, squares away, works outchooses, concludes, determines, figures, opts, resolvesaffirms, approves, authorizes, clears, confirms, OKs(or okays), sanctions, warrantscloses, completes, ends, finalizes, finishes, rounds (off or out), winds up, wraps upbargains, chaffers, deals, dickers, haggles, horse-trades, negotiates disposes of aborts, calls, calls off, drops, recalls, repeals, rescinds, revokesdiffers (over), disagrees (with)counters, debates, objects, opposes, protests, resistscontests, disputes to come to rest after descending from the airbirds settling on the branches of the maple tree alights, lands, lights, perches, roosts, touches down belly-lands, crash-lands blasts off, takes off arises, ascends, climbs, risesflies, floats, glides, planes, soars, wingshangs, hovers to establish or place comfortably or snuglysettled the sleeping baby into her crib ensconces, installs, lodges, nestles, perches, roosts deploys, emplaces, fixes, locates, parks, plants, positions, sets, situates, stationsanchors, bivouacs, camps, camps (out)burrows, curls up, digs inharbors, houses to free from distress or disturbancea hot meal settled the children down becalms, calms, composes, lullabies, lulls, quietens(chiefly British), quiets, salves, soothes, stills, tranquilizes(also tranquillizes) appeases, conciliates, hushes, mollifies, pacifies, placatesallays, alleviates, assuages, eases, lays, mitigates, quells, relaxes, relieves, solacesnarcotizes, sedates, stupefies agitates, discomposes, disquiets, disturbs, keys (up), perturbs, upsets, vexes aggravates, heightens, intensifiesarouses, excites, foments, incites, rouses, stirs (up), works up to gain emotional or mental control ofsettled himself only with visible effort after the angry outburst calms, collects, composes, contains, controls, re-collects holds back, restrainsrallies, recoverslulls, quiets, soothes, stills, tranquilizes(also tranquillizes) to give what is owed forsettle a debt antes (up), balances, clears, discharges, foots, liquidates, meets, pays, pays off, pays up, ponies up, quits, recompenses, springs (for), stands repudiates to make final, definite, or beyond disputethis information should settle the question of who is right clinches, decides, determines, nails demonstrates, establishes, nails (down), proves, showsaffirms, assures, ensures, insures, securesdefines, specifies, states, stipulatesclarifies, clears (up), illuminatesconcludes, ends, finishes confuses, muddies, muddles, unsettles to stop the noise or speech ofsettled the class with a firm "quiet!" dumbs, extinguishes, hushes, mutes, quells, quietens(chiefly British), quiets, shushes, shuts up, silences, squelches, stills agitates, stirs |