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settle vs founder

founder vs settle

settle and founder both are nouns.

settle and founder both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
settle Yes No Yes No
founder Yes No Yes No
As verbs, founder is a hyponym of settle; that is, founder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than settle:
  • settle: go under
  • founder: sink below the surface
Other hyponyms of settle include settle, subside, submerge, submerse.
settle (noun) founder (noun)
a long wooden bench with a back a person who founds or establishes some institution
a worker who makes metal castings
inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
settle (verb) founder (verb)
take up residence and become established break down, literally or metaphorically
form a community sink below the surface
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style stumble and nearly fall
establish or develop as a residence fail utterly; collapse
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
come as if by falling
bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle conclusively; come to terms
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
come to terms
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
fix firmly
arrange or fix in the desired order
come to rest
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
sink down or precipitate
go under
become clear by the sinking of particles
dispose of; make a financial settlement
Difference between settle and founder

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