What does ESTABLISH mean?
Definitions for ESTABLISH
ɪˈstæb lɪʃes·tab·lish
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ESTABLISH.
Princeton's WordNet
establish, set up, found, launchverb
set up or found
"She set up a literacy program"
establish, found, plant, constitute, instituteverb
set up or lay the groundwork for
"establish a new department"
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shewverb
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"
lay down, establish, makeverb
institute, enact, or establish
"make laws"
establish, giveverb
bring about
"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
install, instal, set up, establishverb
place
"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
build, establishverb
build or establish something abstract
"build a reputation"
establish, base, ground, foundverb
use as a basis for; found on
"base a claim on some observation"
Wiktionary
establishverb
To make stable or firm; to confirm.
establishverb
To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
establishverb
To appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
establishverb
To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.
Etymology: establissen,, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern établir), from stabilio, from stabilis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To ESTABLISHverb
Etymology: etablir, French.
He may establish thee to-day for a people unto himself. Deut.
Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice. Is. ix.
I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, Gen. xvii. 19.
The Normans never obtained this kingdom by such a right of conquest, as did or might alter the established laws of the kingdom. Matthew Hale, Common Law of England.
Soon after the rebellion broke out, the Presbyterian sect was established in all its forms by an ordinance of the lords and commons. Jonathan Swift.
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. Num.
So were the churches established in the faith. Acts xvi. 5.
He appointed in what manner his family should be established. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Ps. xxiv. 12.
We will establish our estate upon
Our eldest Malcolm, whom we name hereafter
The prince of Cumberland. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.
ChatGPT
establish
To establish generally means to set up or found something on a firm or permanent basis, such as a company, institution, policy, principle, or fact. It could also mean to achieve recognition or acceptance for something or someone in a particular area or field. Additionally, it may refer to the process of proving or demonstrating something or showing it to be valid or true.
Webster Dictionary
Establishadjective
to make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm
Establishadjective
to appoint or constitute for permanence, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
Establishadjective
to originate and secure the permanent existence of; to found; to institute; to create and regulate; -- said of a colony, a state, or other institutions
Establishadjective
to secure public recognition in favor of; to prove and cause to be accepted as true; as, to establish a fact, usage, principle, opinion, doctrine, etc
Establishadjective
to set up in business; to place advantageously in a fixed condition; -- used reflexively; as, he established himself in a place; the enemy established themselves in the citadel
Etymology: [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See Stable, a., -ish, and cf. Stablish.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Establish
es-tab′lish, v.t. to settle or fix: to confirm: to prove a point: to ordain: to found: to set up in business: to institute by law as the recognised state church, and to support officially and financially.—p.adj. Estab′lished, fixed: ratified: instituted by law and supported by the state.—ns. Estab′lisher; Estab′lishment, act of establishing: fixed state: that which is established: a permanent civil or military force: one's residence and style of living: the church established by law.—adj. Establishmentār′ian, maintaining the principle of the established church.—n. one who maintains this principle. [O. Fr. establir, pr.p. establissant—L. stabilīre—stabilis, firm—stāre, to stand.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
establish
A technical phrase to express the quartering of any considerable body of troops in a country. Thus it is common to say, the army took up a position in the neighborhood of ——, and established the headquarters at ——.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ESTABLISH' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1940
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ESTABLISH' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3622
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ESTABLISH' in Verbs Frequency: #131
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ESTABLISH in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ESTABLISH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of ESTABLISH in a Sentence
The Brewster County deputies’ crosses neither establish a religion nor threaten any person’s ability to worship God, or decline to worship God, in his own way, the symbol of the cross appropriately conveys the solemn respect all Texans should have for the courage and sacrifice of our peace officers.
By 2030 India plans to establish 500 GW of Renewable Energy capacity, india would have installed 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 without taking into account large hydro and 225 GW including large hydro.
We establish a circuit, and everything is air-tight, and that’s standard myocardial bypass.
Montana has a long history of secure, transparent elections, setting a standard for the nation, these new laws establish new best practices to ensure the continued integrity of Montana's elections for years to come.
Russia and Turkey certainly have to re-establish the relations of trust that we have always had, but our patience has a limit.
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- основавам, утвърждавам, затвърждавам, установявамBulgarian
- establirCatalan, Valencian
- einsetzen, herstellen, festlegen, niederlassen, feststellen, festsetzen, etablieren, eröffnen, gründen, begründenGerman
- καθιερώνωGreek
- establiEsperanto
- establecer, nombrarSpanish
- تاسيس كردنPersian
- osoittaa, perustaa, vakiinnuttaa, nimittää, vahvistaaFinnish
- établirFrench
- stèidhichScottish Gaelic
- establecerGalician
- հիմնադրել, նշանակել, հաստատել, հիմնավորելArmenian
- دامهزراندن, پێکهێنانKurdish
- parākiri, whakaūMāori
- bevestigen, oprichten, stichten, vaststellenDutch
- etablere, fastslåNorwegian
- ustalić, ustanowić, wyznaczyć, założyćPolish
- estabelecer, firmar, fundar, nomearPortuguese
- stabiliRomanian
- учреждать, устанавливать, основывать, основать, учредить, установитьRussian
- grundläga, etablera, motivera, grundaSwedish
- yapmak, saptamak, tespit etmek, yerleştirmekTurkish
- встановитиUkrainian
- thành lậpVietnamese
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