Establish | Mean of establish in English Dictionary

/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

• Verb
• to cause (someone or something) to be widely known and accepted
1. establish a claim
2. The film established her as a star.
3. She established a reputation as a hard worker.
4. The word is now established as part of the English language.
5. The company has established itself as a leader in the industry.
• to put (someone or something) in a position, role, etc., that will last for a long time
1. As a young doctor he worked hard to establish himself in the community.
2. They want to establish their children in the family business.
• to begin or create (something that is meant to last for a long time)
1. establish [=found] a school
2. The city was established [=founded] in the 18th century.

• to succeed in making or creating (something)
1. He was never able to establish [=build, forge] a close relationship with his son.
2. She established a system of tracking expenses more accurately.
3. We need to establish [=set] more realistic goals for ourselves.
4. The two countries established a mutual trade agreement.
• to make the truth or existence of (something) clear or certain
1. He was unable to establish [=prove] his innocence.
2. Research has established [=demonstrated, shown] that he played an important role in the negotiations.
3. establishing a link between diet and cancer
• to find out (something)
1. Investigators are trying to establish if/whether anyone knew about these problems before the accident.
2. I was unable to establish why these changes were made.