Judge and Settle

Judge

Judge verb - To give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute).
Usage example: the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence

Settle is a synonym for judge in deduce topic. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Judge".

Settle

Settle verb - To give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute).
Usage example: settled the lawsuit in favor of the defendant

Judge is a synonym for settle in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Judge" instead a verb "Settle", if it concerns topics such as resolve.

Common collocations

score judge score settle score
people judge people settle people
men judge men settle men
situation judge situation settle situation
Other words: case, way, earth, world, differences.

Both words in one sentence

  • Show Some Leg In I Love Lucy episode "The Courtroom", Ricky encourages Lucy to do this to sway the judge, who has to settle a case between the Ricardos, and their friends, the Mertzes.
    Source: Show Some Leg
  • Starship Luxurious Judge Dredd: After the Day of Chaos, four thousand of Mega-City One's wealthiest citizens decide to escape the hellhole that planet Earth has become to find a new world to settle.
  • Series / El Ministerio del Tiempo The accuser can only "prove" that Levi insulted Torquemada, the defender says that they have to condemn all the guilty, and the judge (Torquemada himself) will not settle for anything but condemning Levi to death by burning.
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