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What does settle on mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word settle on? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To make a decision or selection; to decide, arrange, or agree on.
  2. To confer (an annuity, etc) upon by permanent grant; to assure to. (Compare settle (“formally, legally secure”).)
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Soon after release, the originally motile female microgametes begin to settle on a surface and start to secrete a chemical signal.
A slick of coral larvae encounters pumice, and the larvae settle on it as a new home.
Young crawlers settle on the upper surface of immature leaves, causing galls to form on the under surface of the leaves.
As her desire for a White Christmas grows, the shavings of snow form into larger flakes that settle on her coat, making her cold but cheerful.
After a long heart to heart, we settle on four procedures eyelid surgery, liposuction, laser surgery, and teeth whitening.
In 1822, Chief Shenandoah of the Oneidas purchased rights from the Menominee in the Wisconsin Territory to settle on their lands.

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