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es·tab·lish

(ĭ-stăb′lĭsh)

tr.v. es·tab·lished, es·tab·lish·ing, es·tab·lish·es

a. To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.

b. To bring about; generate or effect: establish goodwill in the neighborhood.

a. To place or settle in a secure position or condition: They established me in my own business.

b. To cause to become regular or usual: established the habit of going to bed early.

c. To cause to be able to grow or thrive: The tree needs to be watered to help it become established.

3. To cause to be recognized and accepted: a discovery that established his reputation.

4. To introduce and put (a law, for example) into force.

5. To prove the validity or truth of: The defense attorneys established the innocence of the accused.

6. 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.

Synonyms: establish, create, found¹, institute, organize
These verbs mean to bring something into existence and set it in operation: establishing a business; created a trust fund; founded a colony; instituted an annual benefit concert; organizing a field trip.

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established

(ɪˈstæblɪʃt)

adj

1. widely or permanently accepted

2. officially recognized or well respected

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Adj.	1.	established - 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" constituted unestablished - not established; "a reputation as yet unestablished"
	2.	established - settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact" effected, accomplished settled - established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night"
	3.	established - conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of the world" conventional orthodox - adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"
	4.	established - shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; "the established facts in the case" proved, proven - established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"
	5.	established - introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation naturalized foreign, strange - relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"

established

adjective

1. accepted, traditional, conventional, historic, customary, time-honoured, officially recognized Their religious adherence is not to the established church.

2. famous, celebrated, distinguished, honoured, noted, remarkable, well-known, prominent, glorious, legendary, acclaimed, notable, renowned, eminent, conspicuous, illustrious, much-publicized, lionized the established names of Paris fashion

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Translations

ثابِت، مُعْتَرَف بِه

etableret

bestehend etabliert

arraigado consolidado establecido oficial probado

établi

fastur; traustur; sem hefî er fyrir

dimostrato introdotto stabilito

anerkjent fastslått

установленный

vžitý

yerleşmiş

公认的被认定了的

established

[ɪsˈtæblɪʃt] ADJ [person, business] → establecido, consolidado; [custom] → establecido, arraigado; [fact] → probado; [church] → oficial, del Estado; [staff] → fijo, en plantilla
a well-established business → un negocio establecido or consolidado

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established

[ɪˈstæblɪʃt] adj

[custom] → bien établi(e)
well-established → bien établi

[organization] → établi(e) Established ChurchEstablished Church n → l'Église f anglicane

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established

adj order, authority, religion → bestehend, etabliert; rules → bestehend; business, company → etabliert, eingeführt; clientele → fest; reputation → gesichert; tradition → althergebracht; name, brand → etabliert; it’s an established practice or custom → es ist allgemein üblich; this is our established procedure → so gehen wir normalerwise vor; firmly established (reputation, peace) → völlig gesichert; company, name → fest etabliert; a well established business → ein fest etabliertes or gut eingeführtes Geschäft; well or firmly established as something (= recognized) → allgemein als etw anerkannt; Indian food is now firmly established as a favourite (Brit) or favorite (US) → die indische Küche hat sich einen festen Platz als Lieblingsessen erobert; it’s an established fact that … → es steht fest, dass …; this is established truth → das ist die unbestrittene Wahrheit; established 1850 (Comm etc) → gegründet 1850

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established

[ɪsˈtæblɪʃt] adj (person) → affermato/a; (business) → avviato/a; (custom) → radicato/a; (fact) → stabilito/a
the Established Church → la religione di Stato
a well-established business → un'attività ben avviata

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establish

(iˈstӕbliʃ) verb

1. to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc). He established himself (in business) as a jeweller.

2. to found; to set up (eg a university, a business). How long has the firm been established?

3. to show to be true; to prove. The police established that he was guilty.

eˈstablished adjective

settled or accepted. established customs.

eˈstablishment noun

1. the act of establishing.

2. an institution or organization. All employees of this establishment get a bonus at New Year.

3. a person's residence or household. a bachelor's establishment.

the Establishment

the people and institutions that control power or are dominant in a society and stick to traditions; one of these institutions. The hippies rebelled against the Establishment; the political/literary establishment.

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A municipality was established and the following announcement issued:

The city police is established on its former footing, and better order already prevails in consequence of its activity.

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If we resort for a criterion to the different principles on which different forms of government are established, we may define a republic to be, or at least may bestow that name on, a government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure, for a limited period, or during good behavior.

In order to ascertain the real character of the government, it may be considered in relation to the foundation on which it is to be established; to the sources from which its ordinary powers are to be drawn; to the operation of those powers; to the extent of them; and to the authority by which future changes in the government are to be introduced.

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Leaving twelve men here, with a stock of goods, to trade with the neighboring tribes, he prosecuted his journey to the Columbia; where he established another post, called Fort Williams, on Wappatoo Island, at the mouth of the Wallamut.

A fortified trading post was to be established on the Columbia, to carry on a trade with the natives for salmon and peltries, and to fish and trap on their own account.

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"You worship at the shrine of the established," he told her once, in a discussion they had over Praps and Vanderwater.

They know only the established, - in fact, they are the established.

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The second clause of the second section of the second article empowers the President of the United States "to nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other OFFICERS of United States whose appointments are NOT in the Constitution OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, and WHICH SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY LAW." Immediately after this clause follows another in these words: "The President shall have power to fill up all VACANCIES that may happen DURING THE RECESS OF THE SENATE, by granting commissions which shall EXPIRE AT THE END OF THEIR NEXT SESSION." It is from this last provision that the pretended power of the President to fill vacancies in the Senate has been deduced.

The first of these two clauses, it is clear, only provides a mode for appointing such officers, "whose appointments are NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR in the Constitution, and which SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY LAW"; of course it cannot extend to the appointments of senators, whose appointments are OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR in the Constitution[2], and who are ESTABLISHED BY THE CONSTITUTION, and will not require a future establishment by law.

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But this would be most evident, if any one could see such a government really established: for it would be impossible to frame such a city without dividing and separating it into its distinct parts, as public tables, wards, and tribes; so that here the laws will do nothing more than forbid the military to engage in agriculture, which is what the Lacedaemonians are at present endeavouring to do.

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Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.