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establish

verb
/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern French établir), from Latin stabiliō, stabilīre, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”).

  1. derived from stabilio
  2. inherited from establissen

Definitions

  1. To make stable or firm

    To make stable or firm; to confirm.

    • Once it [a snowdrop variety] became established, some bulbs were lifted and passed on to be chipped (i.e. cut into small pieces and grown on).

  2. To form

    To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.

    • But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

  3. To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.

    To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To prove and cause to be accepted as true

      To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate.

      • to establish a fact   to establish a pattern

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Derived

disestablish, establishable, established church, establisher, establishing shot, establishment, long-established, preestablish, re-establish, reestablish, unestablish

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at establish. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at establish. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at establish

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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