Etimology
From Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern French établir), from Latin stabiliō, stabilīre, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”).
verb
establish (third-person singular simple present establishes, present participle establishing, simple past and past participle established)
(transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
(transitive) To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
(transitive) To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.
Examples
Once it [a snowdrop variety] became established, some bulbs were lifted and passed on to be chipped .
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.
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