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    es·tab·lished
    [əˈstabliSHt, eˈstabliSHt]
    adjective
    established (adjective)
    1. having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted:
      "the ceremony was an established event in the annual calendar" · "an established artist"
      • (of a plant) having taken root; growing well:
        "thick, established plants can be pruned by cutting out about one third of all stems"
    2. (of a church or religion) recognized by the government as the national church or religion:
      "America had no established Church"
    es·tab·lish
    [əˈstabliSH, eˈstabliSH]
    verb
    established (past tense) · established (past participle)
    1. set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis:
      "the British established a rich trade with Portugal"
      • initiate or bring about (contact or communication):
        "the two countries established diplomatic relations"
    2. achieve permanent acceptance or recognition for:
      "the principle of the supremacy of national parliaments needs to be firmly established" · "he had established himself as a film star"
      • introduce (a character, set, or location) into a film or play and allow its identification:
        "establish the location with a wide shot"
    3. show (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts:
      "the police established that the two passports were forgeries"
    4. bridge
      ensure that one's remaining cards in (a suit) will be winners (if not trumped) by playing off the high cards in that suit:
      "the right plan would be to establish dummy's diamonds"
    Origin
    late Middle English (recorded earlier as stablish): from Old French establiss-, lengthened stem of establir, from Latin stabilire ‘make firm’, from stabilis (adjective) ‘stable’.
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    adjective
    1. having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted:
      accepted
      traditional
      orthodox
      habitual
      confirmed
      entrenched
      set
      fixed
      official
      settled
      dyed-in-the-wool
      inveterate
      usual
      customary
      common
      normal
      general
      prevailing
      accustomed
      familiar
      wonted
      popular
      expected
      routine
      regular
      typical
      conventional
      mainstream
      standard
      stock
      well known
      recognized
      acclaimed
      esteemed
      acknowledged
      respected
      respectable
      famous
      prominent
      noted
      renowned
      Opposite:
      unfamiliar
      unknown
      verb
      1. set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis:
        set up
        start
        begin
        initiate
        institute
        form
        found
        create
        inaugurate
        organize
        build
        construct
        install
        plant
        get going
        put in place
        bring into being
        lay the foundations of
        Opposite:
        disband
        demolish
      2. achieve permanent acceptance or recognition for:
        attain
        reach
        realize
        carry off
        bring off
        pull off
        bring about
        accomplish
        carry through
        fulfill
        execute
        perform
        engineer
        carry out
        conclude
        complete
        finish
        consummate
        earn
        win
        gain
        find
        acquire
        obtain
        procure
        come by
        get
        secure
        clinch
        seize
        wrest
        hook
        net
        wrap up
        polish off
        bag
        wangle
        swing
        effectuate
        reify
        arrive at
        bring to fruition
        • show (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts:
          prove
          demonstrate
          show
          indicate
          signify
          signal
          display
          exhibit
          manifest
          denote
          evidence
          determine
          validate
          confirm
          verify
          certify
          ratify
          corroborate
          substantiate
          evince
          bespeak
          show to be true
          show beyond doubt
          attest to
          constitute evidence of
          constitute proof of
          Opposite:
          disprove
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