Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation: Refers to a plant or species that is not native but now grows and reproduces successfully in a new area without human help.
   • Shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt: Refers to a fact, truth, or principle that has been proven or accepted as true.
   • Conforming with accepted standards: Refers to something that is traditional, conventional, or widely recognized as correct or proper.
   • Settled securely and unconditionally: Refers to a situation, fact, or condition that is firmly fixed, secure, and not likely to change.
   • Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established: Refers to an institution, practice, custom, or authority that has been created, recognized, and in existence for a long time.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Dandelions are an established weed in North America. (Meaning: They are non-native but now grow widely on their own.)
  • It is an established fact that the Earth orbits the sun. (Meaning: This truth is proven and beyond doubt.)
  • He has very established views on education. (Meaning: His views are traditional and conform to accepted standards.)
  • Her reputation as a leading expert is now firmly established. (Meaning: Her reputation is securely settled.)
  • The company is a well-established leader in the industry. (Meaning: The company was set up long ago and is widely accepted as a leader.)

Advanced Usage

• "Established order": The existing, long-standing social, political, or institutional system.
  • The revolution aimed to overthrow the established order.
• "Established church": A church officially recognized and supported by the state.
  • The Church of England is the established church in England.
• "Established practice": A customary or standard way of doing something that has been in place for a long time.
  • Following the established practice, the meeting began with a review of minutes.

Variants and Related Words

• Establish (verb): To set up, found, or prove something.
  • They plan to establish a new research center.
• Establishment (noun): 1. The action of establishing. 2. A business or organization. 3. (Often ) The group in a society holding traditional power and authority.
  • The establishment of the university took many years.
  • She runs a small catering establishment.
  • His radical ideas challenged the political Establishment.

Synonyms

• Proven: Demonstrated to be true or effective.
• Traditional: Long-established and customary.
• Entrenched: Firmly established and difficult to change.
• Institutionalized: Established as a norm within an institution.

Related Phrases

• Well-established: Very securely or widely established.
  • This is a well-established procedure that we always follow.
• Newly established: Recently set up or founded.
  • The newly established committee will meet next week.

Adjective

1. introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
2. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt
   • the established facts in the case
3. conforming with accepted standards
   • a conventional view of the world
4. settled securely and unconditionally
   • that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact
5. 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