n. 25B6; verb
they settled the dispute : RESOLVE, sort out, solve, clear up, end, fix, work out, iron out, straighten out, set right, rectify, remedy, reconcile; informal patch up.
she settled their affairs : PUT IN ORDER, sort out, tidy up, arrange, organize, order, clear up.
they settled on a date for the wedding : DECIDE ON, set, fix, agree on, name, establish, arrange, appoint, designate, assign; choose, select, pick.
she went down to the lobby to settle her bill : PAY, settle up, square, clear, defray.
they settled for a 4.2 02CC; pay rise : ACCEPT, agree to, assent to; formal accede to.
he settled in London : MAKE ONE'S HOME, set up home, take up residence, put down roots, establish oneself; live, move to, emigrate to.
immigrants settled much of Australia : COLONIZE, occupy, inhabit, people, populate.
Catherine settled down to her work : APPLY ONESELF TO, get down to, set about, attack; concentrate on, focus on, devote oneself to.
the class wouldn't settle down : CALM DOWN, quieten down, be quiet, be still; informal shut up.
a brandy will settle your nerves : CALM, quieten, quiet, soothe, pacify, quell; sedate, tranquillize.
he settled into an armchair : SIT DOWN, seat oneself, install oneself, ensconce oneself, plant oneself; informal park oneself, plonk oneself.
a butterfly settled on the flower : LAND, come to rest, alight, descend, perch; archaic light.
sediment settles at the bottom : SINK, subside, fall, gravitate.
agitate, rise.