established

Verb

simple past tense and past participle of establish

Adjective

(comparative more established, superlative most established)

Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.

Origin

From establish +‎ -ed.

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Sentence Examples

There are no established trails, but I've been in that area before.
Okay, we've already established that Alex is secretive.
Apart from conditions of war and law, that look established human relations between the two men.
He had by that statement firmly established his position for the future.
It was evident that Prince Andrew's ironical tone toward the pilgrims and Princess Mary's helpless attempts to protect them were their customary long-established relations on the matter.

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