establish
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[edit] Etymology
Middle English establissen, Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern French établir), from Latin stabiliō, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”).
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establish (third-person singular simple present establishes, present participle establishing, simple past and past participle established)
- (transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
- (transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version)[1], Genesis 6:18
- 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.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version)[1], Genesis 6:18
- (transitive) To appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
- (transitive) To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.
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To make stable or firm; to confirm
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To form; to set up in business
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To found; to institute
To appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
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[edit] References
- establish in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- establish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
