establish

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb set up or found
  2. verb set up or lay the groundwork for
  3. verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

set up, found, launch

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