adjudicate |
to settle by a judge or judges or in a judicial procedure. [1/2 definitions] |
adjust |
in insurance, to settle (a claim). [1/5 definitions] |
arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute; arbitrator. |
bottom |
to settle or rest on the bottom. [1/11 definitions] |
clinch |
to make certain or final; secure; settle. [1/8 definitions] |
colloid |
in chemistry, a suspension of a very finely ground or divided substance in a gas, liquid, or solid, such that suspended particles tend not to settle out. [1/3 definitions] |
colonize |
to form or settle a colony or colonies. [1/3 definitions] |
come over |
to travel across an ocean to settle in a new country. [1/6 definitions] |
compound1 |
to settle or come to terms by compromise. [1/12 definitions] |
compromise |
to settle by mutual concessions. [1/7 definitions] |
conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
determine |
to decide or settle (a question, controversy, or the like) finally and authoritatively. [1/6 definitions] |
dispose |
to settle matters. [1/4 definitions] |
duel |
a formal, arranged fight between two people, usu. with pistols or swords, to defend their honor or settle a conflict. [1/3 definitions] |
emigrate |
to leave one country or region, usu. the country of origin, in order to settle in another. |
extinguish |
in law, to settle or discharge (a debt). [1/4 definitions] |
foreign exchange |
foreign currencies used to settle accounts in another country. [1/2 definitions] |
grievance committee |
a committee empowered to settle grievances, as between labor and management, according to formal procedures established by prior agreement. |
grudge |
arranged or carried out in order to settle a grudge. [1/4 definitions] |
homestead |
to claim and settle on (a piece of land), as under the U.S. Homestead Act. [2/4 definitions] |
homestead law |
any law prohibiting forced sale or seizure of a homestead to settle debt. [2 definitions] |