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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).
[Middle English establishen, from Old French establir, establiss-, from Latin stabilīre, from stabilis, firm; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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.
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
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| 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" |
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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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
establish
verb1. To bring into existence formally:
4. To put in force or cause to be by legal authority:
5. To establish as true or genuine:
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Translations
يُؤَسِّس، يُقيم، يُنْشِئيُثَبِّت، يُعَزِّزيُثْبِت، يُبَرْهِن
beviseetableregrundlæggeoprettepåvise
osoittaaperustaavahvistaavakiinnuttaa
megalapít
koma sér fyrir ísannastofna, koma á fót
įkūrimasįkurtiįsišaknijęsnusistovėjęsprivilegijuotieji sluoksniai
iekārtotiekārtotieskonstatēt/pierādītnodibinātnostiprināt
zriadiť si
ustanoviti
atılmakbelirlemekgirmekkurmaksaptamak
establish
[ɪsˈtæblɪʃ] VT1. (= 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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
establish
[ɪˈstæblɪʃ] vt (= set up) [+ organization, university] → fonder
(= make) [+ contact] → établir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
establish
[ɪsˈtæblɪʃ] vta. (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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
establish
(iˈstӕbliʃ) verb1. to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc). He established himself (in business) as a jeweller.
2. to found; to set up (eg a university, a business). How long has the firm been established?
3. to show to be true; to prove. The police established that he was guilty.
eˈstablished adjective settled or accepted. established customs.
eˈstablishment noun1. the act of establishing.
2. an institution or organization. All employees of this establishment get a bonus at New Year.
3. a person's residence or household. a bachelor's establishment.
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
establish
vt. establecer, determinar.
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