| come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" Synonyms: fall, descend, 
 
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 | take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" Synonyms: locate, 
 
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 | form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
 
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 | become settled or established and stable in one''s residence or life style; "He finally settled down" Synonyms: root, take root, steady down, settle down, 
 
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 | make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let''s finalize the proposal" Synonyms: finalize, finalise, nail down, 
 
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 | establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
 
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 | 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"
 
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 | 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" Synonyms: decide, resolve, adjudicate, 
 
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 | settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" Synonyms: square off, square up, determine, 
 
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 | end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
 
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 | come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" Synonyms: reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, 
 
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 | accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"
 
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 | get one''s revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" Synonyms: get back, 
 
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 | arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"
 
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 | fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" Synonyms: ensconce, 
 
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 | sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" Synonyms: subside, 
 
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 | cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
 
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 | become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"
 
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 | come to rest
 
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 | settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs" Synonyms: settle down, 
 
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 | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" Synonyms: sink, go down, go under, 
 
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 | dispose of; make a financial settlement
 
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