transitive. To place in a sitting posture; to cause to occupy a seat; to seat.

transitive. To seat; to put in a seat or place of rest; also, to cause to sit down. Obsolete.

transitive. With prepositional phrase as complement. To cause (a person) to be seated in a specified place or position.

See simple trans. senses and down, adv. To cause to sit down. rare.

To place; to seat (oneself). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To place on a seat or seats; to cause to sit down.

transitive. To sit (a person) down heavily or unceremoniously; to put down and abandon. Frequently reflexive. Also in extended use.