To conclude or resolve (something): • 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 conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish. • In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties. • To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due. • To pay (a bill or debt). • To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute. • To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court. • To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something). • To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly. • 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 silence, especially by force. • To kill. • To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition. • To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated. • To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared. • To establish or become established in a steady position: • 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. • In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc. • In particular, to establish in pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish. • To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person). • To make a jointure for a spouse. • To become married, or a householder. • To be established in a profession or in employment. • To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest. • To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.) • To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc). • To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place). • To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact. • To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink. • To cause to sink down or to be deposited (dregs, sediment, etc). • To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down. • To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir. • To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc. • To become compact due to sinking. • To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. Also used figuratively.) • Of an animal: to make or become pregnant.