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establish

[ ih-stab-lish ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis:

    to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to install or settle in a position, place, business, etc.:

    to establish one's child in business.

  3. to show to be valid or true; prove:

    to establish the facts of the matter.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  4. to cause to be accepted or recognized:

    to establish a custom; She established herself as a leading surgeon.

  5. to bring about permanently:

    to establish order.

  6. to enact, appoint, or ordain for permanence, as a law; fix unalterably.

    Synonyms:

  7. to make (a church) a national or state institution.
  8. Cards. to obtain control of (a suit) so that one can win all the subsequent tricks in it.


establish

/ ɪˈæɪʃ /

verb

  1. to make secure or permanent in a certain place, condition, job, etc

    to establish one's usefulness

    to establish a house

  2. to create or set up (an organization, etc) on or as if on a permanent basis

    to establish a company

  3. to prove correct or free from doubt; validate

    to establish a fact

  4. to cause (a principle, theory, etc) to be widely or permanently accepted

    to establish a precedent

  5. to give (a Church) the status of a national institution
  6. (of a person) to become recognized and accepted

    he established himself as a reliable GP

  7. (in works of imagination) to cause (a character, place, etc) to be credible and recognized

    the first scene established the period

  8. cards to make winners of (the remaining cards of a suit) by forcing out opponents' top cards
  9. also intr botany
    1. to cause (a plant) to grow or (of a plant) to grow in a new place

      the birch scrub has established over the past 25 years

    2. to become or cause to become a sapling or adult plant from a seedling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

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  • ··ٲ· verb (used with object)
  • ···ٲ· verb (used with object)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of establish1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English establissen, establishen, from Middle French establiss-, extended stem of establir, from Latin ٲī, derivative of stabilis stable 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of establish1

C14: from Old French establir, from Latin ٲī to make firm, from stabilis stable ²
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Synonym Study

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It gained strength in World War II, when Allied air forces established landing fields on the island.

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Before the opening theme even begins, “Common Side Effects” establishes its characters, stakes, humor style and the bevy of potential narratives it can work through.

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De Bruyne's representatives have previously spoken with clubs from the Saudi Pro League, so contact in that direction is established.

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For John, establishing himself in New York City had been long overdue.

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"There definitely needs to be change from government. All sorts of businesses, whether they're established or not, are just closing down all over the place."

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