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Accommodate vs Settle - What's the difference?

accommodate | settle |


In lang=en terms the difference between accommodate and settle

is that accommodate is to contain comfortably; to have space for while settle is to adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement.

As verbs the difference between accommodate and settle

is that accommodate is (transitive|often|reflexive) to render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances while settle is to place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; especially, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home etc.

As an adjective accommodate

is (label) suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end.

As a noun settle is

(archaic) a seat of any kind.

Agree vs Settle - What's the difference?

agree | settle |


In intransitive terms the difference between agree and settle

is that agree is to suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well while settle is to adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement.

As a noun settle is

a seat of any kind.

Redress vs Settle - What's the difference?

redress | settle |


As verbs the difference between redress and settle

is that redress is to put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise or redress can be to dress again while settle is to place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; especially, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home etc.

As nouns the difference between redress and settle

is that redress is the act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment or redress can be the redecoration of a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set while settle is (archaic) a seat of any kind.

Settle vs Melancholy - What's the difference?

settle | melancholy |


As nouns the difference between settle and melancholy

is that settle is (archaic) a seat of any kind while melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As a verb settle

is to place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; especially, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home etc.

As an adjective melancholy is

affected with great sadness or depression.

Achieve vs Settle - What's the difference?

achieve | settle |


In lang=en terms the difference between achieve and settle

is that achieve is to obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win while settle is to adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement.

As verbs the difference between achieve and settle

is that achieve is to succeed in something, now especially in academic performance while settle is to place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; especially, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home etc.

As a noun settle is

(archaic) a seat of any kind.

Rectify vs Settle - What's the difference?

rectify | settle |


In lang=en terms the difference between rectify and settle

is that rectify is to correct or amend something while settle is to adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement.

As verbs the difference between rectify and settle

is that rectify is to correct or amend something while settle is to place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; especially, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home etc.

As a noun settle is

(archaic) a seat of any kind.

Sustain vs Settle - What's the difference?

sustain | settle |


In lang=en terms the difference between sustain and settle

is that sustain is to confirm, prove, or corroborate while settle is to adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement.

As nouns the difference between sustain and settle

is that sustain is (music) a mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano while settle is (archaic) a seat of any kind.

As verbs the difference between sustain and settle

is that sustain is to maintain, or keep in existence while settle is to place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; especially, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home etc.

Settle vs Stay - What's the difference?

settle | stay |


In transitive terms the difference between settle and stay

is that settle is to colonize; to move people to (a land or territory) while stay is to wait for; await.

In intransitive terms the difference between settle and stay

is that settle is to adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement while stay is to continue to have a particular quality.

In archaic terms the difference between settle and stay

is that settle is a seat of any kind while stay is a standstill; a state of rest; entire cessation of motion or progress.

In obsolete terms the difference between settle and stay

is that settle is a place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part while stay is hindrance; let; check.

As an adjective stay is

steep; ascending.

As an adverb stay is

steeply.

Settle vs Colonize - What's the difference?

settle | colonize |


As verbs the difference between settle and colonize

is that settle is to place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; especially, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home etc while colonize is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As a noun settle

is a seat of any kind.

Settle vs Settled - What's the difference?

settle | settled |


As verbs the difference between settle and settled

is that settle is to place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; especially, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home etc while settled is past tense of settle.

As a noun settle

is a seat of any kind.

As an adjective settled is

comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.

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