settle
1[set-l]
verb (used with object), set·tled, set·tling.
verb (used without object), set·tled, set·tling.
Verb Phrases
Origin of settle
1before 1000; Middle English set(t)len, Old English setlan (attested once) to place, derivative of setl settle2; compare Dutch zetelen
Synonyms for settle
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Related Words for settle down
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verb (adverb, mainly intr)
settle
1verb
Word Origin for settle
Old English setlan; related to Dutch zetelen; see settle ²
settle
2noun
Word Origin for settle
Old English setl; related to Old Saxon, Old High German sezzal
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