To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc.
To silence, especially by force.
To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest.
To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
To become married, or a householder.
To cause to no longer be in a disturbed, confused or stormy; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).
To kill.
To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.
Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.
To cause to sink down or to be deposited (dregs, sediment, etc).
To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
To become compact due to sinking.
To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix.
To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
To be established in a profession or in employment.
To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly.
To pay (a bill).
To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. also used figuratively.)
To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).