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Word: Establish
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (recorded earlier as stablish): from Old French establiss-, lengthened stem of establir, from Latin stabilire ‘make firm’, from stabilis (adjective) ‘stable’
ɪˈstablɪʃ
ɛˈstablɪʃ
set up on a firm or permanent basis
Short Definition:set up
Examples:- the scheme was established in 1975
achieve permanent acceptance or recognition for
Short Definition:win acceptance for something
Examples:- the principle of the supremacy of national parliaments needs to be firmly established
- he had established himself as a film star
show (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts
Short Definition:show something to be true
Examples:- the police established that the two passports were forgeries
ensure that one's remaining cards in (a suit) will be winners (if not trumped) by playing off the high cards in that suit
Short Definition:ensure cards will win
Examples:- the right plan would be to establish dummy's diamonds
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