11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French
first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was
settled in 1620.
To settle on or upon, to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to.
"I . . . have settled upon him a good annuity." Addison. -- To settle
the land (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear lower, by receding
from it.
Syn. -- To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust;
determine; decide.
Set"tle, v. i. 1. To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary;
to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition,
direction, or the like, in place of a temporary or changing state.
The wind came about and settled in the west.
Bacon.
Chyle . . . runs through all the intermediate colors until it
settles in an intense red.
Arbuthnot.
2. To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or home; as,
the Saxons who settled in Britain.