Definition of "settle" []

• To put into order; arrange or fix definitely as desired. (verb-transitive)
• To put firmly into a desired position or place; establish. (verb-transitive)
• To establish as a resident or residents: settled her family in Ohio. (verb-transitive)
• To establish residence in; colonize: Pioneers settled the West. (verb-transitive)
• To establish in a residence, business, or profession. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Ef we gwine settle, why, less _settle_, thass all I say! ""
• "Ben let the name settle in his massive head somewhere."
• "I hate the word settle, but you need to be practical."