Tra từ establish - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

es·tab·lish AW [establish establishes established establishing] BrE [ɪˈstæblɪʃ] NAmE [ɪˈstæblɪʃ] verb
1. ~ sth to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time
Syn: ↑set up
• The committee was established in 1912.
• The new treaty establishes a free trade zone.
•Let's establish some ground rules.
2. ~ sth to start having a relationship, especially a formal one, with another person, group or country
• The school has established a successful relationship with the local community.
3. ~ sb/sth/yourself (in sth) (as sth) to hold a position for long enough or succeed in sth well enough to make people accept and respect you
• By then she was established as a star.
• He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established.
4. ~ sth to make people accept a belief, claim, custom etc
• It was this campaign that established the paper's reputation.
• Traditions get established over time.
5. to discover or prove the facts of a situation
Syn: ↑ascertain
•~ sth Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
•~ that… They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall.
•~ where, what, etc… We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting.
•it is established that… It has since been established that the horse was drugged.
Verb forms:

Word 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’.

Thesaurus:
establish verb
1. T (especially written)
•The company was established in 1766.
set sth up • • form • • start • |especially written found •
establish/set up/form/start/found a/an group/club/company/movement/colony
establish/set up/form a/an government/committee/network
establish/set up/start a/an fund/project
2. T (formal)
•We need to establish the truth.
find • • discover • • identify • |formal determine • • ascertain •
establish/identify/determine/ascertain what/how/when/where/why/whether…
establish/ascertain that…
establish/find/discover/identify/determine/ascertain the cause
Establish or ascertain? Both words are used about official or scientific investigations but ascertain can also be used when you are trying to find out about sb's intentions and feelings:
•Could you ascertain his position on this matter?
✗ Could you establish his position on this matter?

Example Bank:
•He has now established his reputation as a popular musician.
•He was appointed to the newly established Department for Safety.
•His position in the organization is now firmly established.
•Police are still trying to establish the identity of the dead man.
•The Internet was originally established by scientists to share information.
•The League was formally established in 1920.
•The effectiveness of the new drug has not yet been scientifically established.
•The exhibition helped her establish herself as an artist.
•The festival has become established as an annual event.
•The festival has become established as one of the town's annual events.
•The two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic relations.
•We have now clearly established ourselves as the leader in the market.
•We have successfully established clear rules that most students accept.
•We try to establish links with schools.
•a previously established formula
•A straightforward complaints procedure must be established from the outset.
•Let's establish some ground rules.
•Settlers established a new colony in the early 18th century.
•The Americans established a naval base on the island in the 1960s.
•The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.
•The generals established a military dictatorship.
•The nuns established a convent here in 1692.
•They are establishing a network of pumps and pipelines to move the oil.
•They have established a basic framework of ground rules for discussions.