settle :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (1)

settee

n. a long wooden bench with a back

Verbs (36)

settle

v. establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"

settle

v. arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"

settle

v. dispose of; make a financial settlement

form a community

v. form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"

end a legal dispute

v. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"

subside

v. sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

cause to settle

v. cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

halt

v. come to rest

settle down

v. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"

locate, relocate, take up residence

v. take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

finalize, make final, nail down

v. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"

resolve, decide

v. 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"

fix firmly, ensconce

v. fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

sink, go down, go under

v. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

make up, patch up, reconcile, conciliate

v. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

take root, become established, become settled, steady down, settle down

v. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

square up, determine, square off, settle conclusively, settle upon

v. settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (173)

pay off, liquidate

v. eliminate by paying off (debts)

confirm

v. support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, lose substance

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

recede, pull away, move away

v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

ebb

v. flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

decline, go down

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

land, bring down, put down

v. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

perch, light, alight

v. to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"

rest, perch, roost

v. sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"

square

v. position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"

emigrate, leave a country

v. leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

empty, abandon, vacate

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

restore, reinstate, reestablish

v. bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne"

shift, transfer, move around

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

place, site, locate

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

set up, install, instal

v. set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"

shift, reposition, dislodge

v. change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

camp

v. give an artificially banal or sexual quality to

confirm

v. make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"

settle, square up, determine, square off, settle conclusively, settle upon

v. settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

set, adjust

v. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

settle, take root, become established, become settled, steady down, settle down

v. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

decipher, decode, decrypt

v. read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

define

v. determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"

illuminate, decorate with paint

v. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

land, bring, bring into a different state

v. bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"

shore

v. serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. 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"

harmonize, reconcile

v. bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"

square, cause to match, cause to square

v. cause to match, as of ideas or acts

confirm

v. make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"

land, bring down, put down

v. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

set up, establish, install, instal

v. place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"

rest, perch, roost

v. sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"

perch, light, alight

v. to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"

ride, sit

v. sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

flood, swamp, deluge, inundate

v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

fix, repair, doctor, mend, bushel, touch on, restore, furbish up

v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

mediate, arbitrate

v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"

compromise, make a compromise

v. settle by concession

confirm

v. support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

assuage, mollify, appease, gentle, pacify, lenify, placate, gruntle

v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

set, adjust

v. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

settle, resolve, decide

v. 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"

harmonize, reconcile

v. bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"

square, cause to match, cause to square

v. cause to match, as of ideas or acts

soothe, cause to feel better

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

settle, resolve, decide

v. 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"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

Synonyms (9)

fixate, become fixed, settle on

v. become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"

filter, percolate, sink in, permeate

v. pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"

patch, patch up

v. mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"

Antonyms (26)

emigrate, leave a country

v. leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

swim, float, be afloat

v. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

fly, wing, be airborne

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

fly

v. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

soar, zoom, surge, soar up, soar upwards, rise rapidly

v. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

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