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decide
To influence or determine the outcome of:
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  1. To influence or determine the outcome of:
  2. To cause to reach a decision
  3. To settle conclusively all contention or uncertainty about:
resolve
To find the solution or an answer to (a problem); solve
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  1. To find the solution or an answer to (a problem); solve
  2. To reach as a decision or intention; determine
  3. To cause (a person) to decide
conclude
To come to an end; close:
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  1. To come to an end; close:
  2. To come to a decision or agreement:
  3. To decide by reasoning; infer; deduce
establish
To place or settle in a secure position or condition:
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  1. To place or settle in a secure position or condition:
  2. To prove the validity or truth of:
  3. To bring about; generate or effect:
verify
To prove to be true by demonstration, evidence, or testimony; confirm or substantiate
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  1. To prove to be true by demonstration, evidence, or testimony; confirm or substantiate
  2. To demonstrate the truth or accuracy of, as by the presentation of evidence:
  3. To test or check the accuracy or correctness of, as by investigation, comparison with a standard, or reference to the facts
end
To form the last or concluding part of:
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  1. To form the last or concluding part of:
  2. To come to an end; terminate
  3. To bring to a conclusion:
complete
To successfully execute or effect
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  1. To successfully execute or effect
  2. To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts:
  3. To end; finish; conclude
descend
To come down from a source; derive:
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  1. To come down from a source; derive:
  2. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.
  3. To come down (from a source, as from an ancestor)
decline
To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
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  1. To bend, turn, or slope downward or aside
  2. To draw to a gradual close:
  3. To degrade or lower oneself; stoop:
fall
(--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
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  1. (--- Theology) To lose primordial innocence and happiness. Used of humanity as a result of the Fall.
  2. To pass into a particular state, condition, or situation:
  3. To come forth as if by falling; issue:
submerge
To go under or as if under water.
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  1. To go under or as if under water.
  2. To sink or plunge beneath the surface of water, etc.
  3. To place under water.
submerse
To submerge.
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  1. To submerge.
plunge
To thrust, throw, or force suddenly (into a liquid, hole, condition, etc.)
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  1. To thrust, throw, or force suddenly (into a liquid, hole, condition, etc.)
  2. To move forward and downward violently:
  3. To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place:
calm
To make or become calm or quiet:
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  1. To make or become calm or quiet:
compose
To settle or adjust; reconcile:
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  1. To settle or adjust; reconcile:
  2. To create (a musical or literary work)
  3. To put (oneself, one's mind, etc.) in a state of tranquillity or repose; calm
pacify
To subdue or quell (an insurrection or conflict, for example).
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  1. To subdue or quell (an insurrection or conflict, for example).
  2. To ease the anger or agitation of (a person or the mind, for example).
  3. To calm or soothe (a feeling, such as anger).
locate
To determine or specify the position or limits of:
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  1. To determine or specify the position or limits of:
  2. To discover the position of after a search
  3. To find by searching, examining, or experimenting:
lodge
To bring (an accusation, complaint, etc.) before legal authorities
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  1. To bring (an accusation, complaint, etc.) before legal authorities
  2. To live (with another or in another's home) as a paying guest
  3. To provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping:
reside
To be inherently present; exist:
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  1. To be inherently present; exist:
  2. To dwell for a long time; have one's residence; live (in or at)
  3. (Computers) To be located or stored:
abide
To stand fast; remain; go on being
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  1. To stand fast; remain; go on being
  2. To dwell, remain, reside, or stay.
  3. To dwell or reside.
keep-house
(Idiomatic) To take care of domestic chores; work as a housekeeper.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To take care of domestic chores; work as a housekeeper.
marry
To join as spouses; unite in wedlock
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  1. To join as spouses; unite in wedlock
  2. To get married; take a spouse
  3. To enter into marriage; wed:
hang-up-one-s-hat
Literal meaning.
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  1. Literal meaning.
  2. (Idiomatic) To end one's career.
pay
To be profitable or worthwhile:
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  1. To be profitable or worthwhile:
  2. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation):
  3. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered:
compensate
To serve to balance or offset something
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  1. To serve to balance or offset something
  2. To make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse:
  3. To make equivalent or suitable return to; recompense; pay
reconcile
To become compatible, harmonious, or consistent:
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  1. To become compatible, harmonious, or consistent:
  2. To make content, submissive, or acquiescent (to)
  3. To bring (oneself) to accept:
resolve
To find a solution to; solve:
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  1. To find a solution to; solve:
  2. To make a firm decision about:
  3. To cause (a person) to decide
rectify
To adjust, as in movement or balance; adjust by calculation
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  1. To adjust, as in movement or balance; adjust by calculation
  2. To set right; correct:
  3. (Math.) To find the length of (a curve)
pay-out
To distribute money; to disburse
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  1. To distribute money; to disburse
  2. To repay, take revenge
  3. (Nautical) To slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out.
settle-up
To pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)
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  1. To pay what one owes (a debt, a bill etc.)
patch-up
To mend something by patching; usually a quick fix.
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  1. To mend something by patching; usually a quick fix.
  2. (Idiomatic) to repair by adding a patch.
  3. (Idiomatic, figuratively) to repair, to make better
work out
(Intransitive) To conclude with the correct solution.
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  1. (Intransitive) To conclude with the correct solution.
  2. To smooth.
  3. (With object after out) To calculate.
dispose of
To arrange in an orderly way.
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  1. To arrange in an orderly way.
  2. To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.
  3. To get rid of.
arrange
To come to an agreement:
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  1. To come to an agreement:
  2. To come to an agreement (with a person, about a thing)
  3. To put in the correct, proper, or suitable order
conclude
To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning:
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  1. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning:
  2. To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
  3. To come to a decision or agreement:
dispose of
To arrange in an orderly way.
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  1. To arrange in an orderly way.
  2. To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.
  3. To get rid of.
fix
To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
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  1. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  2. To influence the outcome or actions of (something) by improper or unlawful means:
  3. (--- Informal) To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.
ensconce
(Now Rare) To hide; conceal; shelter
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  1. (Now Rare) To hide; conceal; shelter
  2. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably:
  3. To place in a secure environment.
establish
To place or settle in a secure position or condition:
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  1. To place or settle in a secure position or condition:
  2. To prove the validity or truth of:
  3. To bring about; generate or effect:
fix
To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
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  1. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  2. To put into a stable or unalterable form:
  3. To set or place definitely; establish:
install
To connect or set in position and prepare for use:
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  1. To connect or set in position and prepare for use:
  2. To establish in a place or condition; settle
seat
To lead to a seat or help to settle into a seat
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  1. To lead to a seat or help to settle into a seat
  2. To have or provide seats for:
  3. To put a seat in or on; patch or renew the seat of; reseat
allay
To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve:
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  1. To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve:
  2. To put (fears, etc.) to rest; quiet; calm
  3. To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
becalm
To render motionless for lack of wind:
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  1. To render motionless for lack of wind:
  2. To make quiet or still; calm
  3. (Nautical) To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive).
calm
To make or become calm or quiet:
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  1. To make or become calm or quiet:
lull
To calm or soothe by gentle sound or motion
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  1. To calm or soothe by gentle sound or motion
  2. To bring into a specified condition by soothing and reassuring
  3. To become calm:
quiet
To cause to become quiet:
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  1. To cause to become quiet:
  2. To become quiet:
  3. To become quiet
still
At a future time; eventually:
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  1. At a future time; eventually:
  2. In addition; besides:
  3. Without movement; motionlessly:
tranquilize
To have a calming or soothing effect.
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  1. To have a calming or soothing effect.
  2. To make or become tranquil; specif., to calm by the use of a tranquilizer
  3. To become tranquil; relax.
gravitate
(Intransitive, figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.
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  1. (Intransitive, figuratively) To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity.
  2. To move or tend to move in accordance with the force of gravity
  3. (Rare) To sink or settle
sink
To go beneath the surface of water, deep snow, soft ground, etc. so as to be partly or completely covered
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  1. To go beneath the surface of water, deep snow, soft ground, etc. so as to be partly or completely covered
  2. To cause to descend beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid:
  3. To force into the ground:
alight
To come by chance:
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  1. To come by chance:
  2. To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate.
  3. (Rare) To come (on or upon) accidentally
land
To set (a vehicle) down on land or another surface:
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  1. To set (a vehicle) down on land or another surface:
  2. (--- Informal) To win; secure:
  3. To bring to and unload on land:
light
To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate:
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  1. To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate:
  2. Electromagnetic energy of a wavelength just outside the range the human eye can detect, such as infrared light and ultraviolet light.
  3. In a light manner; lightly.
set down
To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.
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  1. To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.
  2. (Idiomatic) To write
clear
(Informal) All the way; completely:
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  1. (Informal) All the way; completely:
  2. To become clear, unclouded, etc.
  3. To remove the occupants of:
discharge
To comply with the terms of (a debt or promise, for example).
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  1. To comply with the terms of (a debt or promise, for example).
  2. To lose or give off a stored electrical charge
  3. To get rid of; acquit oneself of; pay (a debt) or perform (a duty)
liquidate
To set, by contract or stipulation, a fixed amount for damages resulting from a particular harm.
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  1. To set, by contract or stipulation, a fixed amount for damages resulting from a particular harm.
  2. In bankruptcy or insolvency, to terminate a business by the sale of its assets to pay its liabilities.
  3. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
pay
To be profitable or worthwhile:
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  1. To be profitable or worthwhile:
  2. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation):
  3. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered:
satisfy
To give what is due to
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  1. To give what is due to
  2. To fulfill (a need or desire):
  3. To discharge (a debt or obligation, for example) in full.
square
To bring into a position or arrangement that is straight, upright, perpendicular, even across, etc.
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  1. To bring into a position or arrangement that is straight, upright, perpendicular, even across, etc.
  2. To bring (oneself) into a better position or relation:
  3. To bring into balance; settle:
reconcile
To reestablish a close relationship between:
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  1. To reestablish a close relationship between:
  2. To bring (oneself) to accept:
  3. To settle or resolve:
rectify
To set right; correct:
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  1. To set right; correct:
  2. To adjust, as in movement or balance; adjust by calculation
  3. To correct by calculation or adjustment:
resolve
To change or convert:
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  1. To change or convert:
  2. To cause (a person) to reach a decision:
  3. To bring to a usually successful conclusion:
smooth over
To make (a rough surface) smooth
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  1. To make (a rough surface) smooth
  2. To pacify (e.g. rumours)
straighten out
To make straight.
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  1. To make straight.
  2. (Idiomatic) To eliminate confusion from or concerning.
  3. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To correct; to stop doing something wrong.
arrange
(Music) To adapt (a composition) to other instruments or voices than those for which it was written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
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  1. (Music) To adapt (a composition) to other instruments or voices than those for which it was written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
  2. To come to an agreement (with a person, about a thing)
  3. To put in the correct, proper, or suitable order
conclude
To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
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  1. To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
  2. To come to an end; close:
  3. To come to a decision or agreement:
fix
To arrange or establish definitely; set
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  1. To arrange or establish definitely; set
  2. To arrange properly or in a certain way; set in order; adjust
  3. To correct or set right; adjust:
negotiate
To succeed in accomplishing or managing:
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  1. To succeed in accomplishing or managing:
  2. To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement:
  3. To confer with another or others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement:
set
To put in a specified position or arrangement; place:
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  1. To put in a specified position or arrangement; place:
  2. To diminish or decline; wane:
  3. (Botany) To produce, as after pollination:
conclude
To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
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  1. To arrange or settle; come to an agreement about
  2. To come to a decision or agreement:
  3. To decide; determine
decide
To cause to reach a decision
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  1. To cause to reach a decision
  2. To influence or determine the outcome of:
  3. To settle conclusively all contention or uncertainty about:
determine
To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
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  1. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
  2. To settle (a dispute, question, etc.) conclusively; decide
  3. To decide; resolve
resolve
To find the solution or an answer to (a problem); solve
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  1. To find the solution or an answer to (a problem); solve
  2. To reach as a decision or intention; determine
  3. To cause (a person) to decide
Find another word for settle. In this page you can discover 129 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for settle, like: decide, resolve, conclude, establish, verify, end, complete, descend, decline, fall and submerge.

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  • She'd need that time to settle her business and pack her things.

  • There was one way to settle the matter.

  • I want to go to a place where I can settle with my family and feel we truly belong to the community.

  • I'll come out to you in a moment, but we must first settle with the villain.

  • Why, I have not yet had time to settle down!

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