Contain and Settle

Contain

Contain verb - To gain emotional or mental control of.

Usage example: could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship

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Settle and contain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Contain".

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Settle verb - To gain emotional or mental control of.

Usage example: settled himself only with visible effort after the angry outburst

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Contain and settle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contain" instead a verb "Settle".

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

The original rationale behind duels was to contain possibly huge family feuds into more manageable one-on-one battles that would settle the issue(s).

Source: Duels Decide Everything

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