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es·tab·lish Audio Help (ĭ-stāb'lĭsh) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. es·tab·lished, es·tab·lish·ing, es·tab·lish·es

1. To set up; found. See Synonyms at found¹.
2. To bring about; generate: establish goodwill in the neighborhood.
3. To place or settle in a secure position or condition; install: They established me in my own business.
4. To make firm or secure.
1. To place or settle in a secure position or condition; install: They established me in my own business.
2. To make firm or secure.
To cause to be recognized and accepted: a discovery that established his reputation.
To introduce and put (a law, for example) into force.
To prove the validity or truth of: The defense attorneys established the innocence of the accused.
To make a state institution of (a church).

[Middle English establishen, from Old French establir, establiss-, from Latin stabilīre, from stabilis, firm; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

es·tab'lish·er n.

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