Definition of settle

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Settle (v. i.) To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing..

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Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become calm; to cease from agitation.
Positive :: Positive (n.) That which settles by absolute appointment.
Outsettler :: Outsettler (n.) One who settles at a distance, or away, from others..
Sap :: Sap (v. t.) To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.
Semble :: Semble (a.) It seems; -- chiefly used impersonally in reports and judgments to express an opinion in reference to the law on some point not necessary to be decided, and not intended to be definitely settled in the cause..
Decide :: Decide (v. t.) To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle..
Settle :: Settle (n.) To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee..
Vagrant :: Vagrant (n.) One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond.
Audit :: Audit (v. i.) To settle or adjust an account.
Ordinarily :: Ordinarily (adv.) According to established rules or settled method; as a rule; commonly; usually; in most cases; as, a winter more than ordinarily severe..
Shittle :: Shittle (a.) Wavering; unsettled; inconstant.
Resettle :: Resettle (v. i.) To settle again, or a second time..
Stated :: Stated (a.) Settled; established; fixed.
Indetermination :: Indetermination (n.) Want of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind..
Rate :: Rate (v. t.) To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state..
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) A disposition of property for the benefit of some person or persons, usually through the medium of trustees, and for the benefit of a wife, children, or other relatives; jointure granted to a wife, or the act of granting it..
Resolution :: Resolution (n.) The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination..
Weighlock :: Weighlock (n.) A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled..
Decision :: Decision (n.) The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion..
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