The father thought the time drew on Of setting in the world his
only son.
Dryden.
2. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor
or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister.
[U. S.]
3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to render quiet;
to still; to calm; to compose.
God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake.
Chapman.
Hoping that sleep might settle his brains.
Bunyan.
4. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink; to render
pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to settle coffee, or the
grounds of coffee.
5. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable condition; -- said
of the ground, of roads, and the like; as, clear weather settles the
roads.
6. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to render close
or compact; as, to settle the contents of a barrel or bag by shaking
it.
7. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to
free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to
establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated;
to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to
settle an allowance.
It will settle the wavering, and confirm the doubtful.
Swift.
8. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to compose; to
pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.
9. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an
account.