Synonyms for Settle (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a long wooden bench with a back):
settee
WordNet sense 2 (go under):
sink, go down, go under
WordNet sense 3 (settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground):
settle down
WordNet sense 4 (sink down or precipitate):
subside
WordNet sense 5 (fix firmly):
ensconce
WordNet sense 6 (get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury):
get back
WordNet sense 7 (come to terms):
conciliate, reconcile, make up, patch up
WordNet sense 8 (settle conclusively; come to terms):
determine, square up, square off
WordNet sense 9 (bring to an end; settle conclusively):
adjudicate, decide, resolve, resolve
WordNet sense 10 (make final; put the last touches on; put into final form):
finalize, finalise, nail down
WordNet sense 11 (become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style):
root, steady down, take root
WordNet sense 12 (take up residence and become established):
locate
WordNet sense 13 (come as if by falling):
descend, fall
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