# establish

Pronunciation: say "i-STAB-lish" /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/

## Verb

1. To bring into being and set up on a lasting footing, as a business, organization, or institution.
   - Simple: To start something new, like a company, group, or system, and make it last.
   - _The founders established the company in 1920 with modest capital._
   - _Several nations moved to establish a joint trade council._
2. To demonstrate the truth of something and cause it to be accepted as fact.
   - Simple: To show that something is true so that other people accept it.
   - _Investigators established a clear link between the two events._
   - _The study aims to establish whether the treatment actually works._
3. To make firm or stable; to confirm or settle something securely.
   - Simple: To make something strong and steady so it will not change easily.
   - _The treaty established lasting peace between the rival states._
   - _Repeated success helped the team establish its reputation._
4. To enact or ordain laws, regulations, or guidelines, or to appoint officers and set rules into force.
   - Simple: To put a law, rule, or office into place by official order.
   - _Congress established the agency to oversee financial markets._
   - _The charter empowers the board to establish new bylaws._

## Origin

This word comes from Middle English 'establissen', taken from the Old French verb 'establir' (Modern French 'établir'), which goes back to Latin 'stabilīre', from 'stabilis' meaning 'firm, steady, stable'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/establish (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).