From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Establish \Es*tab"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Established}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Establishing}.] [OE. establissen, OF. establir,
F. ['e]tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady,
stable. See {Stable}, a., {-ish}, and cf. {Stablish}.]
1. 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.
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So were the churches established in the faith.
--Acts xvi. 5.
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The best established tempers can scarcely forbear
being borne down. --Burke.
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Confidence which must precede union could be
established only by consummate prudence and
self-control. --Bancroft.
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2. To appoint or constitute for permanence, as officers,
laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
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By the consent of all, we were established
The people's magistrates. --Shak.
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Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the
writing, that it be not changed. --Dan. vi. 8.
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3. 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.
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He hath established it [the earth], he created it
not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited. --Is.
xlv. 18.
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Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and
establisheth a city by iniquity! --Hab. ii. 12.
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4. 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.
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At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of
three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
--Deut. xix.
15.
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5. 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
established \established\ adj.
1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and
widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a
team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed
his prestige as an established writer; an established
precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with
{unestablished}. [Narrower terms: {entrenched};
{implanted, planted, rooted}; {official}; {recognized}]
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2. securely established; as, an established reputation.
Syn: firm.
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3. settled securely and unconditionally.
Syn: accomplished, effected.
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4. conforming with accepted standards.
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5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the
established facts in the case.
Syn: proved.
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6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting
without cultivation; -- of plants.
Syn: naturalized.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
established
adj 1: brought about or set up or accepted; especially long
established; "the established social order"; "distrust
the constituted authority"; "a team established as a
member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an
established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the
established Church" [syn: {established}, {constituted}]
[ant: {unestablished}]
2: settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes
health problems is an accomplished fact" [syn:
{accomplished}, {effected}, {established}]
3: conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of
the world" [syn: {conventional}, {established}]
4: shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; "the established
facts in the case"
5: introduced from another region and persisting without
cultivation [syn: {established}, {naturalized}]
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