es·tab·lish ( -st b lsh)tr.v. es·tab·lished, es·tab·lish·ing, es·tab·lish·es 1. a. To set up; found. See Synonyms at found1. b. To bring about; generate: establish goodwill in the neighborhood. 2. a. To place or settle in a secure position or condition; install: They established me in my own business. b. To make firm or secure. 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). [Middle English establishen, from Old French establir, establiss-, from Latin stabil  re, from stabilis, firm; see st - in Indo-European roots.]es·tab lish·er n. |
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. (Christianity / 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. (Group Games / Card Games) Cards to make winners of (the remaining cards of a suit) by forcing out opponents' top cards
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany (also intr)
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
[from Old French establir, from Latin stabilīre to make firm, from stabilis stable2]
establisher n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | establish - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" 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" 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" 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" | |
| 5. | establish - bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" 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" | |
| 7. | establish - build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation" | |
| 8. | establish - use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" build - found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation" |
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.
Translations
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
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 ...
we have established that → hemos comprobado que ...
3. (= find out, discover) → averiguar; [+ date] → determinar
establish [ɪˈstæblɪʃ] vt
(= set up) [+ organization, university] → fonder
(= make) [+ contact] → établir
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
establish [ɪsˈtæblɪʃ] vt
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
he established his reputation as an architect → si è affermato come architetto
b. (prove, fact, identity, sb's innocence) → dimostrare
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
he established his reputation as an architect → si è affermato come architetto
b. (prove, fact, identity, sb's innocence) → dimostrare
v establish [iˈstӕbliʃ]
1 to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc) He established himself (in business) as a jeweller. vestig يُثَبِّت، يُعَزِّز установявам etablovat se grundlægge; oprette; etablere sich niederlassen καθιερώνω, καθιερώνομαι establecer(se) (kellenagi) tunnustust leidma جا انداختن؛ ریشه دار کردن vakiinnuttaa (s')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 vestigen etablere, befeste, innrette wyrobić pozycję estabelecer(-se) a se consacra устраивать(ся) 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 zřídit grundlægge; oprette; etablere gründen ιδρύω, στήνω (επιχείρηση) fundar 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 oprichten grunnlegge, stifte, opprette zakładać estabelecer/fundar a înfiinţa учреждать založiť ustanoviti osnovati upprätta, grunda, bilda สถาปนา kurmak 創辦 засновувати; закладати قائم کرنا thành lập 创办
3 to show to be true; to prove The police established that he was guilty. staaf يُثْبِت، يُبَرْهِن доказвам dokázat påvise; bevise feststellen αποδεικνύω probar tuvastama ثابت کردن osoittaa établir לְבָסֵס साबित करना ustanoviti megállapít membuktikan sanna provare 立証する 입증하다 nustatyti konstatēt/pierādīt (faktu) membuktikan vaststellen bevise, bringe på det rene, fastslå ustalać estabelecer a stabili устанавливать dokázať dokazati ustanoviti fastställa, fastslå, bevisa พิสูจน์ saptamak, belirlemek 證實 установлювати ثابت کرنا chứng minh 证实
adj eˈstablished
settled or accepted established customs. gevestigde ثابِت، مُعْتَرَف بِه установен vžitý etableret; accepteret bestehend καθιερωμένος establecido kindlakskujunenud پایدار؛ رسمی vakiintunut établi מְבוּסַס 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 gevestigd fastslått, anerkjent ustalony 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
n eˈstablishment
1 the act of establishing. stig, vestig تأسيس، إنْشاء، تَعْزيز، بَرْهَنَه، تَثْبيت установяване zřízení, ustavení oprettelse; etablering die Gründung ίδρυση, εγκατάσταση, καθιέρωση, απόδειξη establecimiento asutamine استقرار؛ تاسیس perustaminen constitution הֲקַמָה स्थान osnivanje, utemeljenje, osnutak létesítés pemantapan stofnun costituzione 設立 설립 įkūrimas nodibināšana; izveidošana pemantapan vestiging grunnlegging, oppretting założenie estabelecimento consacrare установление; учреждение založenie uveljavitev; ustanovitev uspostavljanje etablering, grunda, bilda, fastslå การสถาปนา kurma, tesis etme 確定 заснування; створення تشکیل دینے کا عمل sự thành lập 确定
2 an institution or organization All employees of this establishment get a bonus at New Year. stigting مُؤَسَّسَه учреждение podnik etablissement; foretagende; virksomhed die Einrichtung ίδρυμα, οργανισμός institución asutus موسسه؛ دستگاه instituutio établissement מוֹסָד स्थापन, संस्थापन ustanova, tvrtka intézmény lembaga stofnun stabilimento 事業所 기구, 단체 įstaiga, organizacija iestāde; organizācija institusi zaak virksomhet, etablissement zakład, firma 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 domácnost hus der Haushalt κατοικία residencia elamine مغازه؛ دکان asunto ménage בָּסִיס नींव kuća, kućanstvo háztartás tempat tinggal heimili residenza 世帯 (가구, 토지, 사용인 등을 포함한) 주거, 집, 세대 ūkis mājoklis tempat tinggal huishouding hus gospodarstwo residência gospodărie хозяйство, дом domácnosť gospodinjstvo rezidencija hus, hushåll บ้านเรือน ev 家庭 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 vládnoucí třída det etablerede samfund das Establishment το κατεστημένο el sistema ladvik, ülemkiht دستگاه دولت و سردمداران yhteiskunnallinen järjestelmä establishment מִמסָד 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 instituţie истэблишмент vládne orgány, úrady a ľudia v nich vladajoč sistem, establišment vladajuća elita det etablerade samhället, etablissemanget บุคคลสำคัญที่มีอำนาจและมีความคิดเป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม baştakiler, egemen güçler 當權派；權力機構 правлячі кола, еліта ہیئت حاکمہ یا منتظمہ giới quyền uy 当权派；权力机构
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