Establish Definition
ĭ-stăblĭsh
established, establishes, establishing
verb
established, establishes, establishing
To make stable; make firm; settle.
To establish a habit.
Webster's New World
To set up (a government, nation, business, etc.); found; institute.
Webster's New World
To order, ordain, or enact (a law, statute, etc.) permanently.
Webster's New World
To cause to be or happen; bring about.
Efforts to establish a friendship.
Webster's New World
To settle in an office or position, or set up as in business or a profession.
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Origin of Establish
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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”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English establishen from Old French establir establiss- from Latin stabilīre from stabilis firm stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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