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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. [1913 Webster] So were the churches established in the faith. --Acts xvi. 5. [1913 Webster] The best established tempers can scarcely forbear being borne down. --Burke. [1913 Webster] Confidence which must precede union could be established only by consummate prudence and self-control. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster] 2. To appoint or constitute for permanence, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain. [1913 Webster] By the consent of all, we were established The people's magistrates. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed. --Dan. vi. 8. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] He hath established it [the earth], he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited. --Is. xlv. 18. [1913 Webster] Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity! --Hab. ii. 12. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. --Deut. xix. 15. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
established \established\ adj. 1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed his prestige as an established writer; an established precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with unestablished. [Narrower terms: entrenched; implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized] [WordNet 1.5] 2. securely established; as, an established reputation. Syn: firm. [WordNet 1.5] 3. settled securely and unconditionally. Syn: accomplished, effected. [WordNet 1.5] 4. conforming with accepted standards. [WordNet 1.5] 5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the established facts in the case. Syn: proved. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants. Syn: naturalized. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]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 ]
established adj 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" [syn: constituted] [ant: unestablished] 2: securely established; "an established reputation"; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet" [syn: firm] 3: settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact" [syn: accomplished, effected] 4: shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; "the established facts in the case" 5: conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of the world" [syn: conventional] 6: introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation [syn: naturalized]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
established Αγγλικά a. 1 στέρεος, επιβεβαιωμένος, τεκμηριωμένος 2 (''για θρησκείες'') αναγνωρισμένος 3 (ετ λγσμ en) εγκατεστημένοςFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
established a. 1 Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted. 2 Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area. vb. (infl of en establish ed-form)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
established a. 1 Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted. 2 Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area. vb. (infl of en establish ed-form)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
established a. 1 Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted. 2 Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area. vb. (infl of en establish ed-form)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
established a. 1 Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted. 2 Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area. vb. (infl of en establish ed-form)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
established Englanti a. 1 vakiintunut, tavanomainen 2 vakavarainen Englanti vb. (en-v-taivm e stablish ed)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
established Engelska a. 1 etablerad 2 grundad 3 (avledning en establish ordform=perfpart) Engelska vb. (böjning en verb establish)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ قائمFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
established //ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]установен having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ ustanovenýFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ ustavenýFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zavedený
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]založený
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ pevně stanovenýFrom Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ sefydledigFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ traditionell, althergebracht, herkömmlich, altherkömmlich [selten] , überliefert, klassisch, überkommenFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ][veraltet] Synonyms: traditional, trad see: traditional customs
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ aufgestellt, errichtet see: establish, establishing, establishes, established, frame a ruleFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ stellte auf, errichtete see: establish, establishing, established, establishes, frame a ruleFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ feststehendFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ festgestellt, ermittelt, eruiert, herausgefunden "It was established that …" - Es wurde festgestellt, dass … Synonyms: determined, found out see: establish sth., determine sth., find out sth., establishing, determining, finding out, establishes, determines, find out, established, determined, found out, It was found that …From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ stellte fest, ermittelte, eruierte, fand heraus "It was established that …" - Es wurde festgestellt, dass … Synonyms: determined, found out see: establish sth., determine sth., find out sth., establishing, determining, finding out, established, determined, found out, establishes, determines, find out, It was found that …From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ geltend, bestehendFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ gegründet, begründet, eingerichtet, festgesetzt, angesiedelt, aufgebaut, etabliert "the established rules" - die geltenden Regeln see: establish, establishing, unestablishedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ (est. /ˌiːˌɛstˈiː/, ) (estab. /ɪstˈab/) gegründetFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]gegr., /dʒˈɛɡə/ Synonyms: founded, formed see: newly formed
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ κατεστημένοςFrom English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ osnivaju, osnovalo, osnovan, osnovana, osnovani, osnovano, osnovati, ustanovljene, utemeljen, utemeljena, utvrđujeFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
established /ɪstˈablɪʃt/ megalapozottFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
established //ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt//From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]etablerad having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ɪˈstæbɫɪʃt/
168 Moby Thesaurus words for "established": accepted, acknowledged, actual, admitted, ascertained, assigned, assured, attested, authenticated, borne out, categorically true, certain, certified, chronic, circumstantiated, confirmed, conformable, consuetudinary, conventional, corroborated, current, customary, decided, deep-dyed, deep-engraven, deep-fixed, deep-grounded, deep-laid, deep-rooted, deep-seated, deep-set, deep-settled, demonstrated, deployed, determinate, determined, documentary, dyed-in-the-wool, effectual, embedded, embosomed, embossed, emplaced, engrafted, engraved, ensconced, entrenched, etched, everyday, factual, familiar, fast, firmly established, fixed, folk, generally accepted, graven, guaranteed, hallowed, handed down, heroic, historical, hoary, immemorial, implanted, impressed, imprinted, in the bag, incorrigible, inculcated, indelibly impressed, infixed, ingrained, ingrown, installed, instilled, inveterate, inwrought, irreversible, legendary, located, long-established, long-standing, made sure, mythological, nailed down, normal, not in error, objectively true, obtaining, of long standing, of the folk, old-line, on a rock, on bedrock, on ice, open-and-shut, oral, ordinary, placed, planted, popular, positioned, posted, prescribed, prescriptive, prevalent, proved, proven, real, received, recognized, regular, regulation, rooted, seated, secure, set, settled, settled in habit, shown, situate, situated, spotted, stabilized, standard, stated, stationed, stock, substantiated, sure-enough, tested, thorough, time-honored, traditional, tried, tried and true, true, true as gospel, true-blue, truthful, unconfuted, undenied, understood, undoubted, unerroneous, unfallacious, unfalse, unmistaken, unquestionable, unrefuted, unwritten, usual, validated, venerable, veracious, verified, veritable, vested, warranted, well-established, well-founded, well-grounded, well-set, well-settled, widespread, wonted, worshipfulFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
adj.已建立的From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 建立的,制定的;确立的,确认的,既定的