Make up
Make up verb - Do or give something to somebody in return.
Settle is a synonym for make up in adjust topic. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Make up", when it comes to topics like conciliate, compensate.
Settle
Settle verb - Come to terms.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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They won't settle for the standard excuses, and you can't convincingly make up something new on the spot.
Source: Sarcastic Confession -
The Court also has the power to settle disputes between the states themselves, but these cases only make up a small minority of cases (one or two per term, at the most).
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Inuyasha actually has a quieter one early in the series as well, but when Miroku tells him to make up his mind which girl he's going to settle for, he asks if he can have both of them, summing up the problem with the Love Triangle.
Source: Love Epiphany
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