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

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
eˈstablished adjective

settled or accepted
Example: established customs

Arabic:	ثابِت، مُعْتَرَف بِه
Chinese (Simplified):	被认定了的；公认的
Chinese (Traditional):	被認定了的；公認的
Czech:	vžitý
Danish:	etableret; accepteret
Dutch:	gevestigd
Estonian:	kindlakskujunenud
Finnish:	vakiintunut
French:	établi
German:	bestehend
Greek:	καθιερωμένος
Hungarian:	elfogadott
Icelandic:	fastur; traustur; sem hefð er fyrir
Indonesian:	mapan
Italian:	stabilito

Japanese:	確立された
Korean:	확립된
Latvian:	iesakņojies; vispāratzīts
Lithuanian:	nusistovėjęs, įsišaknijęs
Norwegian:	fastslått, anerkjent
Polish:	ustalony
Portuguese (Brazil):	estabelecido
Portuguese (Portugal):	estabelecido
Romanian:	consacrat
Russian:	укоренившийся
Slovak:	vžitý
Slovenian:	uveljavljen
Spanish:	establecido
Swedish:	etablerad, vedertagen, fast
Turkish:	yerleşmiş

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