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 Words From

• qua·si-es·tab·lished 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

Singapore established itself as a magnet for corporate guests after it entered the calendar in 2008.

From BBC

If Republicans bow to his demand to recess the Senate so that he can install appointees without confirmation, it would rewrite the balance of power established by the founders more than two centuries ago.

From Salon

The international research team established 52 tree islands of varying sizes and diversity of planted trees in a conventional industrial oil palm plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia.

From Science Daily

The researchers did not select the drug at random: this study followed comprehensive analyses of genome data in order to find starting points for repurposing established drugs.

From Science Daily

Few believe this may come to pass as, under the mutual-destruction doctrine established during the Cold War when nuclear arsenals were built up, Putin knows their use would bring untold suffering to all, including Russians.

From BBC

Related Words

• chartered
• completed
• founded
• incorporated
• initiated
• organized
• ratified
• set up
• settled