settle

verb

1. To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
2. To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
3. In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
4. To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
5. To pay (a bill or debt).
6. To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
7. To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
8. To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
9. To put into (proper) place; to make sit or lie properly.
10. To cause to no longer be in a disturbed, confused or stormy; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).
11. To silence, especially by force.
12. To kill.
13. To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
14. To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
15. To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.
16. 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.
17. In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
18. In particular, to establish in pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish.
19. To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
20. To make a jointure for a spouse.