The difference between Remove and Settle
When used as nouns, remove means the act of removing something, whereas settle means a seat of any kind.
When used as verbs, remove means to move something from one place to another, especially to take away. to replace a dish within a course, whereas settle means to determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question).
check bellow for the other definitions of Remove and Settle
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Remove as a verb (transitive):
To move something from one place to another, especially to take away. To replace a dish within a course.
Examples:
"He removed the marbles from the bag."
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Remove as a verb (transitive):
To murder.
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Remove as a verb (cricket, transitive):
To dismiss a batsman.
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Remove as a verb (transitive):
To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
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Remove as a verb (intransitive, now, rare):
To depart, leave.
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Remove as a verb (intransitive):
To change one's residence; to move.
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Remove as a verb:
To dismiss or discharge from office.
Examples:
"The President removed many postmasters."
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Remove as a noun:
The act of removing something.
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Remove as a noun:
Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement.
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Remove as a noun (British):
A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
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Remove as a noun:
A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")
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Remove as a noun:
Distance in time or space; interval.
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Remove as a noun (dated):
The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.
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Remove as a noun:
The act of resetting a horse's shoe.
Examples:
"rfquotek Jonathan Swift"
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Settle as a verb (transitive):
To conclude or resolve (something): To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc). To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish. # In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties. To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due. To pay (a bill). To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute. To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
Examples:
"His fears were settled'"
"She hopes to settle and questions about the plans."
"The question of the succession to a throne needs to be settled."
"to settle a quarrel"
"to settle a bill"
"He has settled with his creditors."
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Settle as a verb (transitive):
To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something). To put into (proper) place; to make sit properly. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc). To silence, especially by force; by extension, to kill. To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
Examples:
"to settle my affairs"
"to settle her estate"
"clear weather settles the roads"
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Settle as a verb (intransitive):
To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated. To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.
Examples:
"the weather settled; wait until the crowd settles before speaking"
"the roads settled late in the spring."
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Settle as a verb (transitive):
To establish or become established in a steady position: To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or fix. In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc. # In particular, to establish in pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish. To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person). To become married, or a householder. To be established in a profession or in employment. To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest.
Examples:
"to settle a minister"
"they settled down at an inn; the hawk settled on a branch"
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Settle as a verb (intransitive):
To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. .}} To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
Examples:
"the Saxons who settled in Britain"
"the French first settled Canada"
"the Puritans settled New England"
"Plymouth was settled in 1620."
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Settle as a verb (transitive):
To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
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Settle as a verb (transitive):
To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact. To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink. To cause to sink down or to be deposited (as dregs, sediment, etc). To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down. To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir. To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc. To become compact due to sinking. To become clear due to the sinking of sediment.
Examples:
"to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee"
"to settle the sediment out of the water"
"to settle the chips in the potato chip bag by shaking it"
"the chips in the bag of potato chips settled during shipping"
"wine settles by standing"
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Settle as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To make a jointure for a spouse.
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Settle as a verb (transitive, intransitive, of an, animal):
To make or become pregnant.
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Settle as a noun (archaic):
A seat of any kind.
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Settle as a noun (now, rare):
A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
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Settle as a noun (obsolete):
A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.