Set"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Settled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Settling
(?).] [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. √154. See Settle, n. In senses 7,
8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE. sahtlen to reconcile, AS. sahtlian,
fr. saht reconciliation, sacon to contend, dispute. Cf. Sake.] 1. To
place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or
stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in
business, in a home, or the like.
And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him, until he was
ashamed.