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establish en · VERB

Pronunciation

• ĭ-stăb′lĭsh
• /əˈstɛb.ləʃ/ (New-Zealand)
• (US) audio
• /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪˈstab.lɪʃ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin stabilīre Old French establirbor. Middle English establissen English establish Inherited 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”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
   • Once it [a snowdrop variety] became established, some bulbs were lifted and passed on to be chipped (i.e. cut into small pieces and grown on). 2015 February 7, Val Bourne, “The quiet man of the world of snowdrops”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G8:
2. (transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
   • 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. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 6:18:
3. (transitive) To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
   • 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. 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 4, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
4. (transitive) To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate.
   • to establish a fact
   • to establish a pattern

Forms

Deriveds

establishment · established church · establishable · preestablish · establisher · disestablish · unestablish · reestablish · establishing shot · re-establish · long-established

Relateds

stable

Translations (194)

ga cuir ar bun (tto form; to set up in business) · ru продемонстрировать (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · el καθιερώνω (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · uga 𐎖𐎐𐎊 (to found; to institute) · pl ustalić (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · fr établir (to found; to institute) · ca fundar (to found; to institute) · ang stalian (to found; to institute) · cmn 創辦 /创办 (to found; to institute) · egy g:r-grg (to found; to institute) · hi स्थापना (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · pt estabelecer (tto form; to set up in business) · uk засно́вувати (to found; to institute) · bg основавам (to found; to institute) · mi parākiri (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · fi perustaa (tto form; to set up in business) · it stabilire (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · ckb پێکھێنان (tto form; to set up in business) · hy հիմնավորել (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · ro stabili (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · mi whakatū (tto form; to set up in business) · ca establir (tto form; to set up in business) · ca instaurar (tto form; to set up in business) · nl oprichten (to found; to institute) · kmr damezrandin (tto form; to set up in business) · he ייסד (tto form; to set up in business) · pl założyć (to found; to institute) · cmn 確定 /确定 (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · la sistō (to found; to institute) · ru назначить (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · sv grunda (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · sv grunda (to found; to institute) · kmr ava kirin (to found; to institute) · hy հիմնադրել (to found; to institute) · de herstellen (tto form; to set up in business) · mi whakapūmau (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · no fastslå (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · bg утвърждавам (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · fi osoittaa (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · ka დაფუძნება (to found; to institute) · ang staþolfæstnian (to found; to institute) · pl ustalić (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · eo establi (to found; to institute) · es establecer (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · tr yapmak (to found; to institute) · es condir (to found; to institute) · it fondare (to found; to institute) · de einsetzen (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · kmr peyitandin (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · ka დაფუძნება (tto form; to set up in business) · ru осно́вывать (to found; to institute) · ca establir (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · tr saptamak (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · kmr ava kirin (tto form; to set up in business) · ckb دامەزراندن (to found; to institute) · gl establecer (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · gl establecer (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · mk установи (tto form; to set up in business) · hu alapít (to found; to institute) · wa mete so pî (to found; to institute) · ru установить (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · ga cuir ar bun (to found; to institute) · kmr xurt kirin (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · nl oprichten (tto form; to set up in business) · it confermare (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · mi whakaū (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · it istituire (to found; to institute) · eo establi (tto form; to set up in business) · kmr damezrandin (to found; to institute) · kmr damezrandin (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · pl założyć (tto form; to set up in business) · ml സ്ഥാപിക്കുക (tto form; to set up in business) · gl establecer (tto form; to set up in business) · de begründen (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · de gründen (tto form; to set up in business) · de eröffnen (to found; to institute) · pl ustanowić (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · pt fundar (to found; to institute) · uk встанови́ти (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · ca establir (to found; to institute) · ang fæstan (to found; to institute) · ast establecer (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · bg основавам (tto form; to set up in business) · nl bevestigen (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · da fastslå (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · pl wyznaczyć (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · fa تأسیس کردن (to found; to institute) · de gründen (to found; to institute) · mi kopou (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · de etablieren (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · es establecer (tto form; to set up in business) · pt firmar (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · de niederlassen (to found; to institute) · ast establecer (to found; to institute) · hi स्थापना (tto form; to set up in business) · ang asettan (to found; to institute) · mi whakaturuma (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · ca establir (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · ca instaurar (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · pt nomear (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · tr tespit etmek (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · no fastslå (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · nl stichten (tto form; to set up in business) · sv fastställa (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · de eröffnen (tto form; to set up in business) · sv motivera (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · es establecer (to found; to institute) · ang astellan (to found; to institute) · uk заснува́ти (to found; to institute) · cmn 建立 (to found; to institute) · txb pyutk- (to found; to institute) · ru основа́ть (to found; to institute) · kmr îsbat kirin (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · ml സ്ഥാപിക്കുക (to found; to institute) · es establir (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · gd stèidhich (to found; to institute) · ckb پێکھێنان (to found; to institute) · ru установи́ть (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · kmr tayin kirin (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · ru показать (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · it instaurare (tto form; to set up in business) · hi स्थापना (to found; to institute) · pl ustanowić (to found; to institute) · pt estabelecer (to found; to institute) · fa مقرر کردن (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · uk заснува́ти (tto form; to set up in business) · de festsetzen (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · pl ustanowić (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · hy նշանակել (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · uk встано́влювати (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · ang gegrundweallian (to found; to institute) · ka დაარსება (tto form; to set up in business) · ang gestaþolfæstian (to found; to institute) · de etablieren (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · hi स्थापना (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · fi vakiinnuttaa (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · de festlegen (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · fr affermir (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · fa وضع کردن (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · gl establecer (to found; to institute) · ckb دامەزراندن (tto form; to set up in business) · fi vahvistaa (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · az müəyyən etmək (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · pt instaurar (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · tr yerleştirmek (tto form; to set up in business) · fa بنیان کردن (to found; to institute) · es establecer (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · cmn 證實 /证实 (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · fi nimittää (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · no etablere (tto form; to set up in business) · ru учрежда́ть (tto form; to set up in business) · de niederlassen (tto form; to set up in business) · ru учреди́ть (tto form; to set up in business) · fr instaurer (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · fa بنا نهادن (to found; to institute) · pt estabelecer (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · zza saz kerden (to found; to institute) · sv etablera (to found; to institute) · zza tesbit kerden (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · ca instaurar (to found; to institute) · ang befæstan (to found; to institute) · sv grundlägga (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · hy հիմնավորել (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · cmn 建立 (tto form; to set up in business) · uk засно́вувати (tto form; to set up in business) · om hundeessuu (to found; to institute) · ang staþolian (to found; to institute) · tr yerleştirmek (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · ang gemægenian (to found; to institute) · ang aræran (to found; to institute) · it instaurare (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · ka დადგენა (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · bg установя́вам (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · mi whakakaupapa (to found; to institute) · sv etablera (tto form; to set up in business) · ka დაარსება (to found; to institute) · ang onstellan (to found; to institute) · bg затвърждавам (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · kmr damezrandin (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · ast establecer (tto form; to set up in business) · nl vaststellen (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · no etablere (to found; to institute) · fi vahvistaa (to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain) · ka წამოწყება (tto form; to set up in business) · mi whakaū (to found; to institute) · eo konstati (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · de feststellen (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · yi אַוועקשטעלן (to found; to institute) · ru устана́вливать (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · fi perustaa (to found; to institute) · hy հաստատել (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · mi whakatūturu (to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate) · zza herun kerden (to make stable or firm; to confirm) · ang ræran (to found; to institute)