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

He continues to invest in companies, as well as running his charity, the Hunter Foundation, which he and his wife Marion established in 1998.

From BBC

A decade on, aged 50, Smyth had established himself as a respected member of the Christian community in Zimbabwe.

From BBC

The weather will start to cool down on Saturday as a cold front pushes southwards, with the air turning progressively colder into next week as an Arctic air mass becomes established.

From BBC

The fact that this pattern established itself in late November means we are in for some cold weather for the time of year but temperatures would have been much lower had this system set up in the heart of winter when the Arctic is far colder.

From BBC

An added bonus — advancing an established and successful story is relatively low-risk.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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