Settle and Tear up

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

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Tear up is an antonym for settle.

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

Tear up verb - Tear into shreds.

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Settle is an antonym for tear up in destroy topic.

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