Definitions for establish
ɪˈstæb lɪʃes·tab·lish

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

1. establish, set up, found, launchverb

   set up or found

   "She set up a literacy program"

2. establish, found, plant, constitute, instituteverb

   set up or lay the groundwork for

   "establish a new department"

3. 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"

4. lay down, establish, makeverb

   institute, enact, or establish

   "make laws"

5. establish, giveverb

   bring about

   "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

6. install, instal, set up, establishverb

   place

   "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"

7. build, establishverb

   build or establish something abstract

   "build a reputation"

8. establish, base, ground, foundverb

   use as a basis for; found on

   "base a claim on some observation"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. establishverb

   To make stable or firm; to confirm.

2. establishverb

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

3. establishverb

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

4. establishverb

   To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. To ESTABLISHverb

   Etymology: etablir, French.

   1. To settle firmly; to fix unalterably.

   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.

   2. To settle in any privilege or possession; to confirm.

   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.

   3. To make firm; to ratify.

   Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. Num.

   4. To fix or settle in an opinion.

   So were the churches established in the faith. Acts xvi. 5.

   5. To form or model.

   He appointed in what manner his family should be established. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   6. To found; to build firmly; to fix immoveably. A sense not in use.

   For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Ps. xxiv. 12.

   7. To make a settlement of any inheritance. A sense not in use.

   We will establish our estate upon
   Our eldest Malcolm, whom we name hereafter
   The prince of Cumberland. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

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

1. 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

2. Establishadjective

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 ——.

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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. Elon Musk:

   Before considering taking on franchised dealers, we also have to establish (more of) our own stores.

2. Khairullah Khairkhwa:

   I started jihad to remove foreign forces from my country and establish an Islamic government, and jihad will continue until we reach that goal through a political agreement.

3. Kevin McAleenan:

   I have confidence that we will continue to take the necessary steps to establish a regional framework for migration management and a safer, more secure region.

4. Getty Images:

   In 2019, the North Slope Borough brought in [about] $394 million in property taxes from the oil industry. This consistent stream of revenue has allowed the NSB to build a new hospital, several community buildings, establish an elite search and rescue program complete with med-evac service, and establish an investment account fashioned after the Permanent Fund to generate revenue from investments and preserve wealth for future generations, that investment account totaled over $900 million in 2019.

5. Jack Cheng:

   It's the mindset, first things first, you establish a community.

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