#to settle

• To place — An old regional form or archaic phonetic variant (found in Megleno/Aromanian or specific dialectal areas of old Romanian) for the verb 'a așeza' (to place/to settle); to put an object in a certain place, to arrange, to establish a person in a position or domicile, or to sit down on a chair or bed.
• To place — To put, place, or arrange a person or an object in a certain location, in a specific order, or in a fixed position; to establish one's domicile or residence in a region (in the reflexive form). In a structural and physical sense, it also defines the sedimentation of solid particles from a fluid or the stabilization of a building on its foundation, as well as the establishment of peace, order, or quiet.
• To spread — To spread out, unfold, or place on a surface a textile object, a layer of materials (such as sheets, blankets, straw, or gravel) to prepare a bed, a road, or a protective covering. Used reflexively or intransitively in a figurative sense, it refers to the appearance of a uniform natural layer (as snow, silence, or dust settles) or to focusing on a task (to settle down to a journey or to writing).