ALL meanings of establish
- noun establish Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis. 1
- transitive verb establish create 1
- transitive verb establish install 1
- transitive verb establish make recognized 1
- transitive verb establish make happen 1
- transitive verb establish promulgate 1
- transitive verb establish demonstrate, prove 1
- verb establish If someone establishes something such as an organization, a type of activity, or a set of rules, they create it or introduce it in such a way that it is likely to last for a long time. 0
- verb establish If you establish contact with someone, you start to have contact with them. You can also say that two people, groups, or countries establish contact. 0
- verb establish If you establish that something is true, you discover facts that show that it is definitely true. 0
- verb establish If you establish yourself, your reputation, or a good quality that you have, you succeed in doing something, and achieve respect or a secure position as a result of this. 0
- verb establish to make secure or permanent in a certain place, condition, job, etc 0
- verb establish to create or set up (an organization, etc) on or as if on a permanent basis 0
- verb establish to prove correct or free from doubt; validate 0
- verb establish to cause (a principle, theory, etc) to be widely or permanently accepted 0
- verb establish to give (a Church) the status of a national institution 0
- verb establish (of a person) to become recognized and accepted 0
- verb establish (in works of imagination) to cause (a character, place, etc) to be credible and recognized 0
- verb establish to make winners of (the remaining cards of a suit) by forcing out opponents' top cards 0
- verb establish to cause (a plant) to grow or (of a plant) to grow in a new place 0
- verb establish to become or cause to become a sapling or adult plant from a seedling 0
- verb transitive establish to make stable; make firm; settle 0
- verb transitive establish to order, ordain, or enact (a law, statute, etc.) permanently 0
- verb transitive establish to set up (a government, nation, business, etc.); found; institute 0
- verb transitive establish to cause to be or happen; bring about 0
- verb transitive establish to settle in an office or position, or set up as in business or a profession 0
- verb transitive establish to make a state institution of (a church) 0
- verb transitive establish to set up (a precedent, theory, reputation, etc.) permanently; cause to be accepted or recognized 0
- verb transitive establish to prove; demonstrate 0
- verb transitive establish to win control of (a suit) so that one is sure of taking all the remaining tricks in it 0