settled; settling
ˈse-tᵊl-iŋ

ˈset-liŋ

1

**:**to place so as to stay

2

a

**:**to establish in residence

b

**:**to furnish with inhabitants

**:**colonize

3

a

**:**to cause to pack down

b

**:**to clarify by causing dregs or impurities to sink

4

**:**to make quiet or orderly

5

a

**:**to fix or resolve conclusively

settle the question

b

**:**to establish or secure permanently

settle the order of royal succession

c

**:**to conclude (a lawsuit) by agreement between parties usually out of court

d

**:**to close (something, such as an account) by payment often of less than is due

6

**:**to arrange in a desired position

7

**:**to make or arrange for final disposition of

*settled*his affairs

8

of an animal

**:**impregnate1

**:**to come to rest

2

a

**:**to sink gradually or to the bottom

b

**:**to become clear by the deposit of sediment or scum

c

**:**to become compact by sinking

3

a

**:**to become fixed, resolved, or established

a cold

*settled*in his chest
b
—often used with

**:**to establish a residence or colony

*settled*in Wisconsin

*down*

4

a

**:**to become quiet or orderly

b

**:**to take up an ordered or stable life —often used with

*down*

marry and settle down

5

a

**:**to adjust differences or accounts

b

**:**to come to a decision —used with

*on*or

*upon*

*settled*on a new plan

c

**:**to conclude a lawsuit by agreement out of court

6

of an animal

**:**conceive**:**a wooden bench with arms, a high solid back, and an enclosed foundation which can be used as a chest

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