Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To establish.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To make stable or firm; establish; set up; ordain.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb obsolete To settle permanently in a state; to make firm; to establish; to fix.

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  • verb archaic To establish.

Etymologies

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Aphetic form of establish.

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Examples

  • In 2Th 3: 3, God is said to "stablish": He is the true establisher: ministers are His "instruments." concerning -- Greek, "in behalf of," that is, for the furtherance of your faith.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • Then, as your grace hath 'stablish'd laws for government,

    A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 William Carew Hazlitt 1873

  • He haunts the Piccadilly stands, and has what he calls '' stablish'd a raw 'on Mr. Sponge to the extent of three-and-six-pence a week, under threats of exposing the robbery Sponge committed on our friend Mr. Waffles.

    Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Robert Smith Surtees 1833

  • We need to re-stablish our credibility, re-build the coalition, and turn this baby over to the UN.

    Several protesters interrupt McCain speech 2008

  • O give me the comfort of thy help again: and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

    Ash Wednesday . . . Old School Fr Timothy Matkin 2008

  • O give me the comfort of thy help again: and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2008

  • But before the crocodile eats us all, let's help Iranian PMOI to stablish a peaceful and democratic government in Iran and send these mullahs to where they belon to.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • “I accept thine admonition and beg the Almighty to remove the froward from amongst us and stablish us in His obedience and in the observance of the law and practice of His Prophet, on whom be blessings and peace!”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • But before the crocodile eats us all, let's help Iranian PMOI to stablish a peaceful and democratic government in Iran and send these mullahs to where they belon to.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • How discover new world? who discover Humanism, Communism, Buddisim, hindusim, capitalism, plotoism it all the youth of those day. so this time 21st centuary, time of information technology and many sciencetific development youth has key role to stablish peace, harmony and friendship.

    YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND FUTURE NEW NEPAL Rajubaskota 2008

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