establish
/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.46 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "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)."
- "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."
- "By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect."
- "to establish a fact"
- "to establish a pattern"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin stabilīre Old French establirbor. Middle English establissen English establish Inherited 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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: establissen, stabilio
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/
- British English: /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/