mindmap root((放置)) set stresses the fact of placing in a definite, often final position or situation or relation: ~ food on the table. settle carries a stronger suggestion of putting in a place or condition of stability, ease, or security: ~d themselves gradually in their new home; and may imply a decisiveness or finality in ordering or adjusting something previously disturbed or unsettled: ~ doubts with a clear explanation. fix stresses permanence and stability: ~ed the pole firmly in the ground. establish is likely to give less stress to the fact of putting something in place than to subsequent fostering and care that helps it become stable and fixed: do not transplant a tree once it is ~ed.