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21establish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English establissen, from Anglo French establiss , stem of establir, from Latin stabilire, from stabilis stable Date: 14th century 1. to institute (as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement 2. obsolete… …
22establish — v. 1) (d; refl., tr.) to establish as (the press established him as the leading contender) 2) (L) the police established that she was innocent * * * [ɪ stæblɪʃ] (L) the police established that she was innocent (d; refl., tr.) to establish as (the …
23establish — To originate, to create; to found and set up; to put or fix on a firm basis; to put in a settled or efficient state or condition. State, ex rel. Bragg v Rogers, 107 Ala 444, 19 So 909. As used in an instruction requiring a party to clearly… …
24establish — verb /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ a) To make stable or firm; to confirm. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons wives with thee. b) To form; to set up in business …
25establish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confirm, fix, settle, secure, set, stabilize; sustain, install, root, ensconce; appoint, enact, ordain; found, institute, constitute, create, organize, build, set up; verify, prove, substantiate;… …
26establish — [14] Etymologically, to establish something is to ‘make it firm’. The word comes via Old French establir from Latin stabilīre, a derivative of stabilis ‘firm, secure’ (source of English stable and related to English stand). English originally… …
27establish — verb 1) they established an office in Moscow Syn: set up, start, initiate, institute, form, found, create, inaugurate; build, construct, install 2) evidence to establish his guilt Syn …
28establish — verb 1) they established an office in Moscow Syn: set up, start, initiate, institute, found, create, inaugurate 2) evidence to establish his guilt Syn: prove, demonstrate, show, ind …
29establish*/*/ — [ɪˈstæblɪʃ] verb [T] 1) to make something start to exist or start to happen Mandela was eager to establish good relations with the business community.[/ex] A proper procedure for complaints should be established.[/ex] 2) to start an organization… …
30establish — /ɪ stæblɪʃ/ verb to set up or to open ● The company has established a branch in Australia. ● The business was established in Scotland in 1823. ● It is still a young company, having been established for only four years. ♦ to establish oneself in… …
