established

[ih-stab-lisht]

adjective

1. founded, built, or brought into existence.

   The organization is getting ready to announce the first recipient of a newly established award recognizing outstanding service to the community.

2. settled or installed relatively permanently in a position, place, business, etc..

   The resort is a long established vacation destination with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality personal service to their guests.

3. proven valid or true.

   Knowledge about the venom of the spider that bit her is sparse, and there is no established treatment for it.

4. accepted or recognized.

   More recent research, however, contradicts the established narrative.

   Experimental psychology is an established field with a long history of research involving humans.

5. firm or settled in habit or condition.

   Her established dislike of poetry meant she rarely received it for review.

6. brought about, appointed, enacted, or ordained.

   Requirements include being covered by federally established health insurance, such as Medicare or Medicaid.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of establish.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-established adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of established¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; establish ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; establish ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Everyone knew Jackson was a rough diamond, having played just 1,758 minutes of top-flight football, but he quickly established himself as Chelsea's starting striker.

From BBC

The first of the Sundance Lab programs, which continue today, also launched in 1981, bringing emerging filmmakers together in the mountains to develop projects with the support of more established advisers.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1973, Redford made his producing debut on “The Candidate,” a dark, satirical look at campaigning that further established him as a serious actor.

From Los Angeles Times

The studio did everything it could to avoid hiring Redford, until Newman - a huge established star - stepped in and insisted.

From BBC

It says that Israel has breached the Genocide Convention that was passed in 1948 by the newly established United Nations.

From BBC

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