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
Verb
1. to create or set up (an organization, link, etc.): the regime wants to establish better relations with neighbouring countries
2. to make become firmly associated with a particular activity or reputation: the play that established him as a major dramatist
3. to prove: a test to establish if your baby has any chromosomal disorder
4. to cause (a principle) to be accepted: our study establishes the case for further research [Latin stabilis firm, stable]
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 2. prove, show, confirm, demonstrate, ratify, certify, verify, validate, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate
Translations
establish [ɪˈstæblɪʃ] vt → establecer (= prove) [+ fact] → comprobar, demostrar [+ identity]; verificar [+ relations]; entablar
establish [ɪˈstæblɪʃ] vt → établir [+ business]; fonder, créer [+ one's power etc]; asseoir, affermir
establish [ɪsˈtæblɪʃ] vt → gründen;
(facts) → feststellen;
(proof) → erstellen;
(relations, contact) → aufnehmen;
(reputation) → sich dat verschaffen
establish [ɪˈstæblɪʃ] vt → stabilire [+ business]; mettere su [+ one's power etc]; confermare (= 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 asemansa (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 确立 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 설립하다 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 näyttää toteen 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 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 确定 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 laitos établissement מוֹסָד स्थापन, संस्थापन ustanova, tvrtka intézmény lembaga stofnun stabilimento 事業所 회사, 기관 įstaiga, organizacija iestāde; organizācija institusi zaak virksomhet, etablissement zakład, firma organização instituţie учреждение; организация podnik ustanova institucija företag, institution, inrättning สถาบัน; องค์กร kurum, kuruluş 机關組織 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 talous ménage בָּסִיס नींव kuća, kućanstvo háztartás tempat tinggal heimili residenza 世帯 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 establishment מִמסָד सत्ता krugovi koji imaju vlast, visoko društvo uralkodó elit, a hatalom Penguasa il sistema （既成の）体制 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；權力机构 правлячі кола, еліта ہیئت حاکمہ یا منتظمہ giới quyền uy 当权派；权力机构
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