Initial and Settle

Initial

Initial verb - Mark with one's initials.

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

Settle

Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

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

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Moving Finger The initial plan was to stay only for 6 months, but both eventually marry and settle down in the village.
  • As the Fourth Doctor comments in his initial episode, "A new body is like a new house - it takes some time to settle in.".
  • Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday: The entire situation occurs, from initial impact to the total annihilation of humanity, over the course of an hour and a half (not counting ad time) of a Halloween evening.
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