establish

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˈstablɪʃ, ɛ-/

verb

[with object]
  • 1set up on a firm or permanent basis: the scheme was established in 1975
  • initiate or bring about (contact or communication): the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992
  • 2achieve permanent acceptance or recognition for: the principle of the supremacy of national parliaments needs to be firmly established he had established himself as a film star
  • introduce (a character, set, or location) into a film or play and allow its identification: establish the location with a wide shot
  • 3show (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts: [with clause]: the police established that the two passports were forgeries
  • 4 Bridge ensure that one’s remaining cards in (a suit) will be winners (if not trumped) by playing off the high cards in that suit: the right plan would be to establish dummy’s diamonds

Derivatives

establisher

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (recorded earlier as stablish): from Old French establiss-, lengthened stem of establir, from Latin stabilire 'make firm', from stabilis (adjective) 'stable'