SETTLING

To conclude or resolve (something):

To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).

Example: "To settle her estate"

To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.

Example: "The weather settled;  wait until the crowd settles before speaking"

To establish or become established in a steady position:

To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (compare settle down.)

Example: "The saxons who settled in britain"

To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).

To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.

To make a jointure for a spouse.

(of an animal) to make or become pregnant.