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

It urged the Chinese entities to respond and take immediate steps to restore predictable and established supply flows without delay.

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In response, the British colonial government established a public-housing authority that later launched a program to sell apartments at below-market prices to families that otherwise would be unable to buy a home.

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In his first term, Macron also established a Universal National Service – a four-week course in civic responsibilities and practical training – which was supposed to build national solidarity following the terrorist attacks of the 2010s.

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Temporary Protected Status, which was established by Congress in 1990, allows officials to grant temporary legal immigration status to people coming to the U.S. from disaster- or war-stricken countries.

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It is also uncertain whether the number of islet cells typically recovered from a single donor would always be sufficient to reverse established Type 1 diabetes.

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Related Words

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• incorporated 
• initiated 
• organized 
• ratified 
• set up 
• settled