Definitions for establish
ɪˈstæb lɪʃes·tab·lish

Princeton's WordNet(3.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. establish, set up, found, launch(verb)

   set up or found

   "She set up a literacy program"

2. establish, found, plant, constitute, institute(verb)

   set up or lay the groundwork for

   "establish a new department"

3. prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew(verb)

   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"

4. lay down, establish, make(verb)

   institute, enact, or establish

   "make laws"

5. establish, give(verb)

   bring about

   "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

6. install, instal, set up, establish(verb)

   place

   "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"

7. build, establish(verb)

   build or establish something abstract

   "build a reputation"

8. establish, base, ground, found(verb)

   use as a basis for; found on

   "base a claim on some observation"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. establish(Verb)

   To make stable or firm; to confirm.

   Etymology: establissen, , stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern établir), from stabilio, from stabilis.

2. establish(Verb)

   To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.

   Etymology: establissen, , stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern établir), from stabilio, from stabilis.

3. establish(Verb)

   To appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain.

   Etymology: establissen, , stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern établir), from stabilio, from stabilis.

4. establish(Verb)

   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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Establish(adj)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See Stable, a., -ish, and cf. Stablish.]

2. Establish(adj)

   to appoint or constitute for permanence, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain

   Etymology: [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See Stable, a., -ish, and cf. Stablish.]

3. Establish(adj)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See Stable, a., -ish, and cf. Stablish.]

4. Establish(adj)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See Stable, a., -ish, and cf. Stablish.]

5. Establish(adj)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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 ——.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'establish' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1940

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'establish' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3622

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'establish' in Verbs Frequency: #131

How to pronounce establish?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of establish in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of establish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of establish in a Sentence

1. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   These provocations create frustration in the Muslim world and are becoming one of the reasons why these radical trends are emerging, if we want to establish peace and order in the Middle East, eliminating all the extremist forces, we have to solve the Palestinian question.

2. Fernando Cheung:

   She still doesn't get it. If she doesn't establish an independent inquiry commission, it's the death of her administration, not just the bill. The crisis cannot be settled without some heads rolling.

3. Per Pharo:

   One lesson we’ve learned is that... unless we have an ability to establish trust, be clear on mutual expectations and be transparent and work together, (forest protection programs) don’t function. We are going to make mistakes.

4. James Madison:

   Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in exclusion of all other sects

5. Marcin Wojciechowski:

   The Polish state's intention is to investigate and establish the truth in this case.

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