established Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb set up or found
   found; establish; set up; launch.
   
   • She set up a literacy program
2. verb set up or lay the groundwork for
   constitute; found; plant; establish; institute.
   
   • establish a new department
3. verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
   shew; demonstrate; show; establish; prove.
   
   • The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
   • The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
4. verb institute, enact, or establish
   lay down; make; establish.
   
   • make laws
5. verb bring about
   establish; give.
   
   • The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
6. verb place
   instal; establish; set up; install.
   
   • Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
7. verb build or establish something abstract
   establish; build.
   
   • build a reputation
8. verb use as a basis for; found on
   found; base; establish; ground.
   
   • base a claim on some observation
9. adjective brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
   constituted.
   
   • the established social order
   • distrust the constituted authority
   • a team established as a member of a major league
   • enjoyed his prestige as an established writer
   • an established precedent
   • the established Church
10. adjective satellite settled securely and unconditionally
    effected; accomplished.
    
    • that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact
11. adjective satellite conforming with accepted standards
    conventional.
    
    • a conventional view of the world
12. adjective satellite shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt
    
    • the established facts in the case
13. adjective satellite introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
    naturalized.
    

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