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established

[ih-stab-lisht]

adjective

  1. founded, built, or brought into existence.

    The organization is getting ready to announce the first recipient of a newly established award recognizing outstanding service to the community.

  2. settled or installed relatively permanently in a position, place, business, etc..

    The resort is a long established vacation destination with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality personal service to their guests.

  3. proven valid or true.

    Knowledge about the venom of the spider that bit her is sparse, and there is no established treatment for it.

  4. accepted or recognized.

    More recent research, however, contradicts the established narrative.

    Experimental psychology is an established field with a long history of research involving humans.

  5. firm or settled in habit or condition.

    Her established dislike of poetry meant she rarely received it for review.

  6. brought about, appointed, enacted, or ordained.

    Requirements include being covered by federally established health insurance, such as Medicare or Medicaid.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of establish.

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Other Word Forms

  • quasi-established adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of established1

First recorded in 1350–1400; establish ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; establish ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
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Authorities had established vehicle checkpoints, in part, to keep the public away from these lingering hazards.

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GHF established itself saying it intended to feed civilians in Gaza, where the United Nations has said more than two million people are at risk of starvation.

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It is more than three decades since South Africa's cricketers were readmitted to the international fold following the sporting boycotts established by the Gleneagles Agreement.

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The Yurok reservation was established by the federal government in 1855, confining the tribe to an area that covered only a tiny fraction of their ancestral territory.

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In the ’60s, a patchwork of showrooms and stores called California Mart was established in downtown that became a fixture in the fashion world, and around which other businesses in the district flourished.

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