establish Definition

establish
verb establishes, established, establishing

1. To settle someone firmly in a position, place or job, etc.
2. To set up (eg a university or a business).

Thesaurus: organize, create, start, institute, found, form, inaugurate, constitute, enact.
3. To find, show or prove something.
4. To cause people to accept (eg a custom or a claim).

Derivative: established

Settled or accepted.
Thesaurus: settled, secure, fixed, ;demonstrated, proven, attested, accepted, confirmed; traditional, orthodox, standard, conventional, experienced.

Said of a church: recognized as the official church of a country.

Derivative: establishment

The act of establishing.
Thesaurus: inauguration, ordination, founding, introduction, formation, creation, inception.

A business, its premises or its staff.
Thesaurus: company, organization, foundation, office, system, institution, concern, enterprise.

A public or government institution.
Example: a research establishment

The group of people in a country, society or community who hold power and exercise authority, and are regarded as being opposed to change.

Etymology: 14c: from French establir.