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settle

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  1. decide                
 
1. set.tle \'set-*l\ n [ME, place for sitting, seat, chair, fr. OE setl; 
   akin to OHG sezzalX seat, L sella seat, chair, saddle, OE sittan to sit : a 
   wooden bench with arms, a high solid back, and an enclosed foundation  
   which can be a chest
2. set.tle \'set-*l\ \'set-lin, -*l-in\ vb or set.tling [ME settlen to 
   seat, bring to rest, come to rest, fr. OF setlan, fr]. setl seat 1: to 
   place so as to stay  2a: to establish in residence  2b: to furnish with 
   inhabitants  3a: to cause to pack down  3b: to clarify by causing dregs or 
   impurities to sink  4: to make quiet or orderly  5a: to fix or resolve 
   conclusively {~ the question}  5b: to establish or secure permanently  6: 
   to arrange in a desired position  7: to make or arrange for final 
   disposition of  of an animal  8: IMPREGNATE  1: to come to rest  2a: to 
   sink gradually or to the bottom  2b: to become clear by the deposit of 
   sediment or scum  2c: to become compact by sinking  3a: to become fixed, 
   resolved, or established  3b: to establish a residence or colony  4a: to 
   become quiet or orderly  4b: to take up an ordered or stable life {marry 
   and ~ down}  5: to adjust differences or accounts  of an animal  6: 
   CONCEIVE