establish

es·tab·lish

 (ĭ-stăb′lĭsh)

tr.v. es·tab·lished, es·tab·lish·ing, es·tab·lish·es

1.

a. To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.

b. To bring about; generate or effect: establish goodwill in the neighborhood.

2.

a. To place or settle in a secure position or condition: They established me in my own business.

b. To cause to become regular or usual: established the habit of going to bed early.

c. To cause to be able to grow or thrive: The tree needs to be watered to help it become established.

3. To cause to be recognized and accepted: a discovery that established his reputation.

4. To introduce and put (a law, for example) into force.

5. To prove the validity or truth of: The defense attorneys established the innocence of the accused.

6. To make a state institution of (a church).

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[Middle English establishen, from Old French establir, establiss-, from Latin stabilīre, from stabilis, firm; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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es·tab′lish·er n.

Synonyms: establish, create, found¹, institute, organize
These verbs mean to bring something into existence and set it in operation: establishing a business; created a trust fund; founded a colony; instituted an annual benefit concert; organizing a field trip.

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establish

(ɪˈstæblɪʃ)

vb (usually tr)

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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) 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. (Card Games) cards to make winners of (the remaining cards of a suit) by forcing out opponents' top cards

9. (Botany) (also intr) botany

a. 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.

b. to become or cause to become a sapling or adult plant from a seedling

[C14: from Old French establir, from Latin stabilīre to make firm, from stabilis stable²]

esˈtablisher n

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es•tab•lish

(ɪˈstæb lɪʃ)

v.t.

1. to bring into being on a firm or permanent basis; found; institute: to establish a university.

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

3. to show to be valid or true; prove: to establish the facts.

4. to ascertain; determine: to establish the time of death.

5. to cause to be accepted or recognized: to establish a custom.

6. to bring about: to establish order.

7. to enact, appoint, or ordain on a permanent basis, as a law.

8. to make (a church) a national or state institution.

9. to obtain control of (a suit of cards) so that one can win all the subsequent tricks in it.

[1325–75; Middle English establissen < Middle French establiss- < Latin stabilīre to make firm]

es•tab′lish•er, n.

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establish

Past participle: established
Gerund: establishing

Imperative

establish

establish

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	establish - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" found, launch, set up open, open up - start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business" abolish, get rid of - do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
	2.	establish - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" institute, found, plant, constitute initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" fix - set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!" appoint, constitute, name, nominate - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
	3.	establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" shew, show, demonstrate, prove prove oneself - show one's ability or courage prove - prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" negate, contradict - prove negative; show to be false stultify - prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"
	4.	establish - institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" lay down, make set, mark - establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	5.	establish - bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" give create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" introduce - bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits" generate, yield, render, give, return - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" pacify - fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
	6.	establish - place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" instal, install, set up
	7.	establish - build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation" build create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	8.	establish - use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" base, found, ground build - found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"

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establish

verb

1. set up, found, start, create, institute, organize, install, constitute, inaugurate They established the school in 1989.

2. prove, show, confirm, demonstrate, ratify, certify, verify, validate, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate An autopsy was being done to establish the cause of death.

3. secure, form, base, ground, plant, settle, fix, root, implant, entrench, ensconce, put down roots He has established himself as a pivotal figure in US politics.

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establish

verb

1. To bring into existence formally:

constitute, create, found, institute, organize, originate, set up, start.

2. To place securely in a position or condition:

ensconce, fix, install, seat, settle.

3. To provide a basis for:

base, build, found, ground, predicate, rest, root, underpin.

4. To put in force or cause to be by legal authority:

constitute, enact, legislate, make, promulgate.

5. To establish as true or genuine:

authenticate, bear out, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, evidence, prove, show, substantiate, validate, verify.

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Translations

يُؤَسِّس، يُقيم، يُنْشِئيُثَبِّت، يُعَزِّزيُثْبِت، يُبَرْهِن

beviseetableregrundlæggeoprettepåvise

feststellengründenetablierenfestlegenfestsetzen

fundarmontarponersentarverificar

osoittaaperustaavahvistaavakiinnuttaa

établirfonderinstaurerconfirmerconstater

megalapít

koma sér fyrir ísannastofna, koma á fót

fondarestabilireinstaurareistituireaffermarsi

įkūrimasįkurtiįsišaknijęsnusistovėjęsprivilegijuotieji sluoksniai

iekārtotiekārtotieskonstatēt/pierādītnodibinātnostiprināt

etablerefastslågrunnleggestifte

ustalićustanowićzałożyć

заводить

zriadiť si

ustanoviti

atılmakbelirlemekgirmekkurmaksaptamak

创办建立确立证实

establish

[ɪsˈtæblɪʃ] VT

1. (= set up) [+ business, state, committee] → establecer, fundar; [+ custom, rule, peace, order] → establecer; [+ precedent] → establecer, sentar; [+ relations] → establecer, entablar; [+ power, authority] → afirmar; [+ reputation] → ganarse
to establish sb in a business → poner un negocio a algn
the book established him as a writer → el libro lo consagró como escritor
to establish o.s → establecerse, consolidarse

2. (= prove) [+ fact, rights] → comprobar, demostrar; [+ identity] → verificar; [+ sb's innocence] → probar, demostrar
we have established that → hemos comprobado que ...

3. (= find out, discover) → averiguar; [+ date] → determinar

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establish

[ɪˈstæblɪʃ] vt

(= set up) [+ organization, university] → fonder

(= start) [+ business] → fonder, créer; [+ relations] → établir

(= confirm) [+ power] → asseoir, affermir; [+ reputation] → établir

(= make) [+ contact] → établir

(= ascertain) [+ cause, fact] → établir
to establish (that) → établir que
see also established

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establish

vt

(= found, set up) → gründen; government → bilden; laws → geben, schaffen; custom, new procedure → einführen; relations → herstellen, aufnehmen; links → anknüpfen; post → einrichten, schaffen; power, authority → sich (dat) → verschaffen; peace → stiften; order → (wieder) herstellen; list (in publishing) → aufstellen, zusammenstellen; reputation → sich (dat) → verschaffen; precedent → setzen; committee → einsetzen; once he had established his power as Emperor → als er seine Macht als Kaiser begründet hatte; his father established him in business → sein Vater ermöglichte ihm den Start ins Geschäftsleben; to establish one’s reputation as a scholar/writer → sich (dat) → einen Namen als Wissenschaftler(in)/Schriftsteller(in) machen

(= prove) fact, innocence → beweisen, nachweisen; claim → unter Beweis stellen; we have established that … → wir haben bewiesen or gezeigt, dass …

(= determine) identity, facts → ermitteln, feststellen

(= gain acceptance for) product, theory, ideas → Anklang or Anerkennung finden für; one’s rights → Anerkennung finden für; if we can establish our product on the market → wenn wir unser Produkt auf dem Markt etablieren können

vr (in business, profession) → sich etablieren, sich niederlassen; he has now firmly established himself in the company → er ist jetzt in der Firma fest etabliert; he seems to have established himself as an expert → er scheint sich (dat) → einen Ruf als Experte verschafft zu haben

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establish

[ɪsˈtæblɪʃ] vt

a. (set up, company) → costituire; (business) → avviare; (state) → creare; (committee) → istituire; (custom, precedent, relations) → stabilire; (power, authority, reputation) → affermare; (peace, order) → ristabilire
he established his reputation as an architect → si è affermato come architetto

b. (prove, fact, identity, sb's innocence) → dimostrare

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establish

(iˈstӕbliʃ) verb

1. to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc). He established himself (in business) as a jeweller. vestig يُثَبِّت، يُعَزِّز установявам estabelecer(-se) etablovat se sich niederlassen grundlægge; oprette; etablere καθιερώνω, καθιερώνομαιestablecer (kellenagi) tunnustust leidma جا انداختن؛ ریشه دار کردن vakiinnuttaa établir לִקבּוֹע स्थापित करना afirmirati, dokazati elhelyezkedik memantapkan koma sér fyrir í stabilire (地位に) つかせる 기반을 잡다 įtvirtinti iekārtot; iekārtoties; nostiprināt (savu stāvokli) memantapkan vestigenetablere, befeste, innrette wyrobić pozycję ټينګول، ځاى په ځاى كول: ور په برخه كول: جوړول، تاسيس كول، منل (پر): ځان ګډول، لاس پورې كول: ميشته كول (ځان يا بل) estabelecer a se con­sa­cra устраивать usadiť sa, zariadiť sa uveljaviti dokazati se etablera ก่อตั้ง girmek, atılmak 確立 влаштовуватися مقام بنانا củng cố 确立

2. to found; to set up (eg a university, a business). How long has the firm been established? stig, tot stand bring يُؤَسِّس، يُقيم، يُنْشِئ създавам estabelecer zřídit gründen grundlægge; oprette; etablere ιδρύω, στήνωfundar asutama تاسیس کردن perustaa fonder לְיָיסֵד प्रमाणित करना osnovati, utemeljiti (meg)alapít mendirikan stofna, koma á fót fondare 設立する 창설(설립)하다 įkurti nodibināt mendirikan oprichtengrunnlegge, stifte, opprette zakładać تاسیس estabelecer/fundar a înfiinţa учреждать založiť ustanoviti osnovati upprätta, grunda, bilda สถาปนา kurmak 創辦，建立 засновувати; закладати قائم کرنا thành lập 创办，建立

3. to show to be true; to prove. The police established that he was guilty. staaf يُثْبِت، يُبَرْهِن доказвам estabelecer dokázat feststellen påvise; bevise αποδεικνύωprobar tuvastama ثابت کردن osoittaa établir לְבָסֵס साबित करना ustanoviti megállapít membuktikan sanna provare 立証する 입증하다 nustatyti konstatēt/pierādīt (faktu) membuktikan vaststellenbevise, bringe på det rene, fastslå ustalać ثابتول estabelecer a stabili устанавливать dokázať dokazati ustanoviti fastställa, fastslå, bevisa พิสูจน์ saptamak, belirlemek 證實 установлювати ثابت کرنا chứng minh 证实

eˈstablished adjective

settled or accepted. established customs. gevestigde ثابِت، مُعْتَرَف بِه установен estabelecido vžitý bestehend etableret; accepteret καθιερωμένοςestablecido kindlakskujunenud پایدار؛ رسمی vakiintunut établiמבוסס स्वीकृत, स्थापित ustanovljen elfogadott mapan fastur; traustur; sem hefð er fyrir stabilito 確立された 확립된, 인정된 nusistovėjęs, įsišaknijęs iesakņojies; vispāratzīts diterima pakai gevestigdfastslått, anerkjent ustalony میشتول estabelecido consacrat укоренившийся vžitý uveljavljen proveren etablerad, vedertagen, fast ที่ได้รับการยอมรับ yerleşmiş 被認定了的；公認的 встановлений; такий, що вкорінився تسلیم شدہ đã thành lập 被认定了的，公认的

eˈstablishment noun

1. the act of establishing. stig, vestig تأسيس، إنْشاء، تَعْزيز، بَرْهَنَه، تَثْبيت установяване estabelecimento zřízení, ustavení die Gründung oprettelse; etablering ίδρυση, εγκατάσταση, καθιέρωση, απόδειξηestablecimiento asutamine استقرار؛ تاسیس perustaminen constitutionהקמה स्थान osnivanje, utemeljenje, osnutak létesítés pemantapan stofnun costituzione 設立 설립 įkūrimas nodibināšana; izveidošana pemantapan vestiginggrunnlegging, opprettingzałożenie تاسيس، موْسسه، داستوګنى او شغل ځاى estabelecimento consacrare установление; учреждение založenie uveljavitev; ustanovitev uspostavljanje etablering, grunda, bilda, fastslå การสถาปนา kurma, tesis etme 創辦，建立 заснування; створення تشکیل دینے کا عمل sự thành lập 确定，建立

2. an institution or organization. All employees of this establishment get a bonus at New Year. stigting مُؤَسَّسَه учреждение organização podnik die Einrichtung etablissement; foretagende; virksomhed ίδρυμα, οργανισμόςinstitución asutus موسسه؛ دستگاه instituutio établissementמוסד स्थापन, संस्थापन ustanova, tvrtka intézmény lembaga stofnun stabilimento 事業所 기구, 단체 įstaiga, organizacija iestāde; organizācija institusi zaakvirksomhet, etablissementzakład, firma موْسسه organização instituţie учреждение; организация podnik ustanova institucija företag, institution, inrättning สถาบัน; องค์กร kurum, kuruluş 機關組織 установа, заклад کاروباری یا عوامی ادارہ tổ chức 机关组织

3. a person's residence or household. a bachelor's establishment. nedersetting مَسْكِن، مُنْشَأَه дом residência domácnost der Haushalt hus κατοικίαresidencia elamine مغازه؛ دکان asunto ménageבסיס नींव kuća, kućanstvo háztartás tempat tinggal heimili residenza 世帯 (가구, 토지, 사용인 등을 포함한) 주거, 집, 세대 ūkis mājoklis tempat tinggal huishoudinghusgospodarstwo پلورنځی residência gospodărie хозяиство, дом domácnosť gospodinjstvo rezidencija hus, hushåll บ้านเรือน ev 家庭，住處 господарство گھر بار nhà 家庭

the Establishment

the people and institutions that control power or are dominant in a society and stick to traditions; one of these institutions. The hippies rebelled against the Establishment; the political/literary establishment. Instelling النِّظام (السّائِد) изнситуции poder estabelecido vládnoucí třída das Establishment det etablerede samfund το κατεστημένο el sistema ladvik, ülemkiht دستگاه دولت و سردمداران yhteiskunnallinen järjestelmä establishmentממסד सत्ता krugovi koji imaju vlast, visoko društvo uralkodó elit, a hatalom Penguasa il sistema （既成の）体制 기성 권력 기구, 권위 조직, 체제 valdantieji/privilegijuotieji sluoksniai valsts pārvalde; valdošās aprindas pihak berkuasa establishment, gevestigde orde systemet, det etablerte samfunnet ustrój społeczno-polityczny, establishment د دولت او سرمايه دارانو پايه instituţie истэблишмент vládne orgány, úrady a ľudia v nich vladajoč sistem, establišment vladajuća elita det etablerade samhället, etablissemanget บุคคลสำคัญที่มีอำนาจและมีความคิดเป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม baştakiler, egemen güçler 當權者，主流派，體制，權力機構 правлячі кола, еліта ہیئت حاکمہ یا منتظمہ giới quyền uy 当权派，权力机构，领导集团

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establish

vt. establecer, determinar.

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