establish

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #5518

Meanings

1

verb
To start or create something that is meant to last, such as a company or organization.

They established the charity in 1990.
2

verb
To prove that something is true.

The police worked hard to establish the facts of the case.
3

verb
To make something firm or permanent; to gain acceptance.

It took years for the new brand to establish itself in the market.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to start or create... found set up

2 verb · to prove that something is... show prove

Word family

Forms establishdestablishedestablishesestablishing

Derived forms disestablishestablishableestablisherestablishmentlong-establishedpreestablishre-establishreestablishunestablish

Related forms stable

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Phrases (1)

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establish contact
To successfully create a line of communication, especially in a formal or difficult situation

Verb + noun

Simplified etymology

Establish dates from late Middle English and goes back to Latin stare, meaning “to stand,” which is also the source of the adjective stable meaning “firmly fixed.”

Etymology

From Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern French établir), from Latin stabiliō, stabilīre, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”).

establissen Middle English stabilio Latin

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# establish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 5518

## Meanings
1. To start or create something that is meant to last, such as a company or organization.
2. To prove that something is true.
3. To make something firm or permanent; to gain acceptance.

## Examples
- They established the charity in 1990.
- The police worked hard to establish the facts of the case.
- It took years for the new brand to establish itself in the market.

## Derived Forms
- disestablish
- establishable
- establisher
- establishment
- long-established
- preestablish
- re-establish
- reestablish
- unestablish

## Related Forms
- stable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: establissen
- Root: stabilio

## Etymology
From Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern French établir), from Latin stabiliō, stabilīre, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”).

## AI Etymology
Establish comes from Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern French établir), from Latin stabiliō, stabilīre, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”). In current use, the main senses are “To start or create something that is meant to last, such as a company or organization” and “To prove that something is true”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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