单词 | establish |
释义 | establish v.tr.   1. set up or consolidate (a business, system, etc.) on a permanent basis.   2. (foll. by in) settle (a person or oneself) in some capacity.   3. (esp. as established adj.) achieve permanent acceptance for (a custom, belief, practice, institution, etc.).   4. validate; place beyond dispute (a fact etc.). Phrases and idioms Established Church the Church recognized by the State as the national Church. Derivatives establisher n. Etymology: ME f. OF establir (stem establiss-) f. L stabilire f. stabilis STABLE(1) |
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