Settle
Yorkshire market town
Settle gathers its meanings around the idea of coming to rest or resolution.
To settle is to establish residence somewhere, to sink or come to rest at the bottom, or to resolve a dispute or question.
If you settle a debt, you pay it; if you settle for something, you accept it even though it's less than ideal.
A settlement is a place where people have established homes, or an agreement that ends a dispute.
Let the sediment settle before pouring.
They finally settled on a price.
Shared position between parties
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
mediate · terms · lawsuit · claim · out-of-court · differences · score · grievance
Establish control over territory
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- frontierEdge of settlement
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
land · establish · found · populate · emigrate · Plymouth · outpost · wilderness
Money owed another
- billAmount owed, written
- accountRecord of dealings
- tabProjection for gripping
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
square · invoice · outstanding · dues · arrears · creditor · obligation · reimburse
Basin with drain
- subsideDecrease in intensity
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- groundSolid surface underfoot
compress · compact · shift · dust · dregs · particles · gravity · bottom
Tense apprehension
- composeCreate or arrange
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- relaxBecome less tense
- reassureEase someone's doubts
steady · quiet · stomach · anxiety · tranquil · collect · ease · unwind
Select from alternatives
- determineEstablish through investigation
- concludeEnd or infer
- finalizeSettle decisively
- commitBind to a course
question · matter · once and for all · resolution · certainty · definitively · confirm · lock in
agreement
Shared position between parties
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
arbitrate · mediate · terms · lawsuit · claim · out-of-court · differences · score · grievance · amicably
colonize
Establish control over territory
territory · land · establish · found · populate · emigrate · Plymouth · outpost · wilderness · cultivate
debt
Money owed another
balance · square · invoice · outstanding · dues · arrears · creditor · obligation · reimburse · clear
sink
Basin with drain
- subsideDecrease in intensity
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- foundationUnderlying support structure
ground · compress · compact · shift · dust · dregs · particles · gravity · bottom · layer
nerves
Tense apprehension
reassure · steady · quiet · stomach · anxiety · tranquil · collect · ease · unwind · destress
choose
Select from alternatives
commit · question · matter · once and for all · resolution · certainty · definitively · confirm · lock in · pin down
- English TownsRichmond, Whitby, Windermere, Buxton, Matlock
- Market TownsStamford, Ludlow, Richmond, Ripon, Beverley
- Yorkshire PlacesYork, Bradford, Hull, Wakefield, Doncaster
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- 18th Century WritersVoltaire, Defoe, Swift, Richardson, Goldsmith
- PenninesYorkshire Dales, Wensleydale, moorland, limestone pavement, gritstone
- settle downBecome calm or established
- settled downBecame calm or stationary
- settling downBecoming stable and rooted
- settle forAccept reluctantly as sufficient
- settle inBecome comfortably established
- settling inBecoming established somewhere
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