0 present participle of establish
1 to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time:
2 to cause something or someone to be accepted in or familiar with a place, position, etc.:
His reputation for carelessness was established long before the latest problems arose.
He's established himself as a dependable source of information.
After three months we were well established in/at our new house/new jobs.
He has established himself as the leading candidate in the election.
When the college was established in 1546, it inherited a hall from each of three antecedent institutions.
An international medical conference was established for the interchange of new ideas and approaches.
An aid programme was established to oil the wheels of economic reform in the region.
Grants will be given to establish centres of excellence in this field of research.
She hit the ball so hard that her opponent had no chance to establish any rhythm in her game.
Once she became a prosecutor, she quickly established herself as a masterful trial lawyer.
World Music is now well established and popular with mass audiences and mainstream companies.
