settle vs place

settle and place both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
settle	Yes	No	Yes	No
place	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, place is a hypernym of settle; that is, place is a word with a broader meaning than settle:

Other hypernyms of settle include lay, pose, position, put, set.

As verbs, place is a hypernym of settle; that is, place is a word with a broader meaning than settle:

Other hypernyms of settle include lay, pose, position, put, set.

settle (noun)	place (noun)
a long wooden bench with a back	a job in an organization
	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
	an abstract mental location
	the passage that is being read
	a blank area
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	a point located with respect to surface features of some region
	a general vicinity
	a public square with room for pedestrians
	a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
	any area set aside for a particular purpose
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	where you live at a particular time
	proper or designated social situation
	a particular situation
	proper or appropriate position or location

settle (verb)	place (verb)
take up residence and become established	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
form a community	assign a rank or rating to
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style	take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
establish or develop as a residence	estimate
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form	sing a note with the correct pitch
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet	to arrange for
come as if by falling	assign to a station
bring to an end; settle conclusively	finish second or better in a horse or dog race
settle conclusively; come to terms	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement	put into a certain place or abstract location
come to terms	locate
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction	assign a location to
get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury	make an investment
fix firmly	assign to (a job or a home)
arrange or fix in the desired order	place somebody in a particular situation or location
come to rest	identify the location or place of
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