establish
/is'tæbliʃ/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To set up or create something intended to last: To bring into existence on a firm or permanent basis, such as an organization, system, or institution.
- To place or settle someone or something securely in a particular position or state: To install or fix in a stable condition.
- To prove or demonstrate the truth or validity of something: To show something to be true or certain through evidence or argument.
- To gain full recognition or acceptance of something: To cause something to be widely known and accepted.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The company was established in 1995.
- She quickly established herself as a leading expert in the field.
- The new evidence helped establish his innocence.
- The goal is to establish a new standard for quality.
Advanced Usage
- "to establish a precedent": To create an example or rule that will be followed in the future.
- The court's ruling could establish a precedent for similar cases.
- "to establish contact/relations": To initiate communication or a formal connection.
- Diplomats worked to establish relations between the two nations.
- "well-established" (adj): Widely recognized and securely in place.
- It is a well-established fact that smoking causes health problems.
Variants and Related Words
- Establishment (n): The action of establishing something or the fact of being established; an organization or institution.
- The establishment of the new university took several years.
- Established (adj): Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- He is an established author with many published books.
Synonyms
- Found: To set up or create (an institution or organization).
- Institute: To introduce or set up (a scheme, system, or policy).
- Prove: To demonstrate the truth or existence of something by evidence or argument.
- Demonstrate: To show clearly by giving proof or evidence.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Establish someone as something: To cause someone to be recognized in a particular role or status.
- His groundbreaking research established him as a pioneer in genetics.
Related Idioms
- Establish a foothold: To secure a position from which further progress can be made.
- The company wants to establish a foothold in the Asian market.
Verb
- use as a basis for; found on
- base a claim on some observation
- build or establish something abstract
- build a reputation
- place
- Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
- bring about
- The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
- institute, enact, or establish
- make laws
- 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
- set up or lay the groundwork for
- establish a new department
- set up or found
- She set up a literacy program