Lay and Settle

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Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

Usage example: just lay the book over there on the table for now

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Settle is a synonym for lay in place topic. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Lay", when it comes to topics like put.

Nearby Words: laying, laid

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

Usage example: careful handling will settle the lees in the bottom of the wine bottle

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Lay is a synonym for settle in position topic. You can use "Lay" instead a verb "Settle", if it concerns topics such as place, fall.

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

Kingdom of Loathing subverts this: "While unicorns will lay their heads in the laps of virgins, uniclopses will settle for a girl who doesn't go past second base on the first date."

Source: Nature Adores a Virgin
Season 2: "Lay Down Your Burdens I & II" ended with the humans giving up the search for earth, to settle on a substitute planet instead.

Source: Nothing Is the Same Anymore
The King Elect of Norway, Christian Frederick, had to lay down his executive power, to formally end the strife, and let the Norwegian parliament (and government) settle matters with Sweden.

Source: Worf Had the Flu

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