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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              So were the churches established in the faith.
                                                    --Acts xvi. 5.
  
              The best established tempers can scarcely forbear
              being borne down.                     --Burke.
  
              Confidence which must precede union could be
              established only by consummate prudence and
              self-control.                         --Bancroft.
  
     2. To appoint or constitute for permanence, as officers,
        laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
  
              By the consent of all, we were established The
              people's magistrates.                 --Shak.
  
              Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the
              writing, that it be not changed.      --Dan. vi. 8.
  
     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.
  
              He hath established it [the earth], he created it
              not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited. --Is.
                                                    xlv. 18.
  
              Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and
              establisheth a city by iniquity!      --Hab. ii. 12.
  
     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.
  
              At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of
              three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
                                                    --Deut. xix.
                                                    15.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  establish
       v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn: set
            up, found, launch] [ant: abolish]
       2: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new
          department" [syn: found, plant, constitute, institute]
       3: 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" [syn: prove, demonstrate,
           show, shew] [ant: disprove]
       4: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: lay down,
           make]
       5: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
          [syn: give]
       6: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn: install,
           instal, set up]
       7: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some
          observation" [syn: base, ground, found]
       8: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
          [syn: build]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  establish
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 καθιερώνω κάτι επίσημα ως θεσμό, καθιερώνομαι, επισημοποιώ
     2 ιδρύω, εγκαθιδρύω
     3 αποδεικνύω, επιβεβαιώνω, τεκμηριώνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  establish
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
     2 (lb en transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in
  business.
     3 (lb en transitive) To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws,
  regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  establish
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
     2 (lb en transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in
  business.
     3 (lb en transitive) To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws,
  regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  establish
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
     2 (lb en transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in
  business.
     3 (lb en transitive) To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws,
  regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  establish
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
     2 (lb en transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in
  business.
     3 (lb en transitive) To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws,
  regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  establish
     Englanti vb.
     1 vakiinnuttaa
     2 perustaa, luoda
     3 (''rikos-, onnettomuustutkinnoissa'') näyttää toteen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  establish
     Engelska vb.
     1 etablera, grunda, bilda
     2 skapa
     3 fastslå (ett faktum)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Establish /ɪstˈablɪʃ/
  ينشئ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  establish //ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ// 
  1. утвърждавам
  To appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
  2. основавам 2.
  To form; to set up in business
   3.
  To found; to institute
  3. затвърждавам, установявам
  To make stable or firm; to confirm