take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
form a community; "The Swedes settled in Minnesota"
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
establish or develop as a residence; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans"
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet; "The roar settled to a thunder"; "The wind settled in the West"; "it is settling to rain"; "A cough settled in her chest"; "Her mood settled into lethargy"
settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"
accept despite complete satisfaction; "We settled for a lower price"
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"
arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart"
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
become clear by the sinking of particles; "the liquid gradually settled"
come to rest
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs"
make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"
make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"
incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"