establish

To establish is defined as to start, create or bring about something.

(verb)

An example of establish is when you start a business.

See establish in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to make stable; make firm; settle: to establish a habit
to order, ordain, or enact (a law, statute, etc.) permanently
to set up (a government, nation, business, etc.); found; institute
to cause to be or happen; bring about: efforts to establish a friendship
to settle in an office or position, or set up as in business or a profession
to make a state institution of (a church)
to set up (a precedent, theory, reputation, etc.) permanently; cause to be accepted or recognized
to prove; demonstrate: to establish one's cause at law
Card Games to win control of (a suit) so that one is sure of taking all the remaining tricks in it

Origin: ME establissen < extended stem of OFr establir < L stabilire < stabilis, stable

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See establish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb es·tab·lished, es·tab·lish·ing, es·tab·lish·es

a. To set up; found. See Synonyms at found¹.
b. To bring about; generate: establish goodwill in the neighborhood.
a. To place or settle in a secure position or condition; install: They established me in my own business.
b. To make firm or secure.
To cause to be recognized and accepted: a discovery that established his reputation.
To introduce and put (a law, for example) into force.
To prove the validity or truth of: The defense attorneys established the innocence of the accused.
To make a state institution of (a church).