English → Latin
“settle” in Latin
statuōto put up (something); to stand (something) in an upright position; to establish, determine, fix (the form or character cōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, constructcompōnōto arrange, compile, compose, make up, organize, order; to construct, build; to pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, qutranquillōto (make) calm or still,; to compose, tranquillize or tranquillise, calm (down)sēdōto allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease; to end, stop or stayplācōto appease; to placate, pacify, assuage, soothe, calm, quiet; to reconcilepermulceōto touch or rub gently, stroke, caress; to soften; to charm, please, flatter, delightlēniōto soften, soothe; to mollify, assuage, appease, pacifydēcidōto fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down; to die, fall dead; to sink, perishsēdēsseat, chair; place, residence, settlement, habitation, abode
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
settle v.
Transitively,
To fix, establish, statuere: constituere: componere.
To adjust amicably, e.g., differences, etc., componere: dirimere: cum bona gratia componere: controversias componere, minuere (the latter in Caes., B.G., 7, 23, Herz.).
To calm, tranquillare (e.g., animos): sedare (to make quiet, to appease; e.g., anger, etc.): placare (to assuage): permulcere (to appease by caresses, etc.): lenire (to cause to abate: e.g., anger, fear, etc.): to settle anybody’s mind by exhortations, remonstrances, etc., alicujus animum verbis confirmare: by consolations, aliquem solari; aliquem or animum alicujus consolatione lenire, permulcere: to become settled, acquiescere; consolatione se lenire (by consoling one’s self).
To arrange finally (a business), finire aliquid, finem facere or imponere alicui rei (to end or finish anything): conficere aliquid (to effect, accomplish, complete; but conficere cum aliquo de re, to finish a business with anybody, to close with anybody about a thing): negotium procurare (on behalf of another): aliquid transigere, decidere, transigere atque decidere (with anyone, cum aliquo, especially by agreement): disceptare aliquid (to decide, especially after a previous examination of proof on both sides). To settle an account, rationem expedire, solvere, exsolvere. To settle one’s family accounts, rationes familiares componere. To settle a dispute, controversiam dirimere, disceptare, dijudicare (to adjust, as a judge); componere litem (to come to an arrangement; of the contesting parties): to settle anything amicably with a person, aliquid cum aliquo sua voluntate decidere; aliquid alicujus voluntate transigere: not to settle a matter, rem in medio or integram relinquere.
To occupy with colonists, etc., colonos or coloniam deducere aliquo (in one’s own person): coloniam mittere in locum (to send out a colony): to settle one’s self as a colonist, domicilium or sedem stabilem et domicilium collocare; domicilium constituere; locum aliquem sedem sibi deligere (☞ not considere aliquo loco; i. e., to remain fixed in a place). Intransitively,
To subside, residere; subsidere.
To light or fix one’s self upon, assidere in aliquo loco: considere aliquo loco: devolare in aliquem locum (of a bird): in terram decidere (Ov.).
To become fixed, in re adhaerere or manere.
To take up one’s abode, domicilium collocare or constituere aliquo loco (not considere aliquo loco in this sense).
To marry, Vid.
settle s.
sedes: sedile
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for settle?
- The usual Latin words for “settle” are statuō, cōnstituō, compōnō; also tranquillō, sēdō, plācō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.