SETTLE

Settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

Example: "Dust settled on the roofs"

Bring to an end; settle conclusively

Example: "The case was decided"

Settle conclusively; come to terms

Example: "We finally settled the argument"

Take up residence and become established

Example: "The immigrants settled in the midwest"

Come to terms

Example: "After some discussion we finally made up"

Go under

Example: "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

Example: "He finally settled down"

Become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet

Example: "The roar settled to a thunder"

Establish or develop as a residence

Example: "He settled the farm 200 years ago"

Come to rest

Arrange or fix in the desired order

Example: "She settled the teacart"

Accept despite lack of complete satisfaction

Example: "We settled for a lower price"

End a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement

Example: "The two parties finally settled"

Dispose of; make a financial settlement

Become clear by the sinking of particles

Example: "The liquid gradually settled"

Cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

Sink down or precipitate

Example: "The mud subsides when the waters become calm"

Fix firmly

Example: "He ensconced himself in the chair"

Get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

Example: "I finally settled with my old enemy"

Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form

Example: "Let's finalize the proposal"

Form a community

Example: "The swedes settled in minnesota"

Come as if by falling

Example: "Night fell"