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settle
v. trans.
Establish:
P. and V. κᾰθιστά̆ναι, ἱστά̆ναι; see establish.
Plant, make to dwell:
P. and V. οἰκίζειν, ἱδρύ̄ειν, κᾰθιδρύ̄ειν, κᾰτοικίζειν.
Settle
(a person) in a place: P. and V. ἐγκᾰθιστά̆ναι (τινά τινι).
Settle
(colonies, etc.): P. and V. κᾰτοικίζειν, οἰκίζειν, κτίζειν ; see found.
Confirm:
P. and V. κῡροῦν. ἐπῐκῡροῦν, P. and V. βεβαιοῦν ; see confirm.
Bring to an end:
P. and V. παύειν, περαίνειν ; see end.
Decide determine:
P. and V. διᾰγιγνώσκειν ; see decide.
Settle
(differences): P. and V. εὖ or κᾰλῶς τῐθέναι (or mid.), P. λύεσθαι, κατατίθεσθαι, διαλύεσθαι, Ar. and P. κᾰτᾰλύ̄εσθαι.
Settle
(matters) to one’s liking: V. τῐθέναι κᾰτὰ γνώμην (Eur. And. 737).
Put in order:
Ar. and P. διᾰτῐθέναι, P. διακοσμεῖν.
Reduce to order by force of arms:
P. and V. κάταστρέφεσθαι.
Settle
(an account), pay: P. διαλύειν.
V. intrans. Become settled: Ar. and P. κᾰθίστασθαι.
Establish oneself:
P. and V. ἱδρύεσθαι, κᾰτοικίζεσθαι, κᾰθιδρύ̄εσθαι; see dwell.
Settle in a place:
P. ἐνοικίζεσθαι (mid.) (absol.).
The disease settled on the stomach:
P. ἡ νόσος εἰς τὴν καρδίαν ἐστήριξε (Thuc. 2.49).
The poison of hatred settling on the heart:
V. δυσφρὼν ἰὸς καρδίαν προσήμενος (Aesch. Ag. 834). Of a bird or insect, etc.: P. ἵζειν, Ar. and V. ἕζεσθαι. Settle on . P. ἐνίζειν (dat.), V. προσιζά̆νειν (πρός, acc.), προσίζειν (dat.), Ar. ἐφέζεσθαι (dat.).
Sink to the bottom, subside:
P. ἱζάνειν, ἵζεσθαι.
Met., come to an agreement: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, συντί̆θεσθαι.
It is settled:
V. ἄ̆ρᾱρε.
I have settled, resolved:
P. and V. δοκεῖ μοι, δέδοκταί μοι.
Settle down:
use settle.
Grow calm:
P. and V. ἡσῠχάζειν.
Greece was still subject to migrations and colonisations so that it was unable to settle down and increase:
P. ἡ Ἑλλὰς ἔτι μετανίστατό τε καὶ κατῳκίζετο ὥστε μὴ ἡσυχάσασα αὐξηθῆναι (Thuc. 1.12).
They settled down to a state of war:
P. καταστάντες ἐπολέμουν (Thuc. 2, 1).
Settle on:
see under settle.
Agree upon:
P. and V. συντί̆θεσθαι (acc.).
Settle with, agree with:
P. and V. συντί̆θεσθαι (dat.).
Pay off:
P. διαλύειν (acc.) (Dem. 866).
It is natural to suppose that he settled with Aphobus in the presence of these same witnesses:
P. εἰκὸς . . . τοῦτον . . . τῶν αὐτῶν τούτων παρόντων διαλύσασθαι πρὸς Ἄφοβον (Dem. 869, cf. also 987).

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