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• ĭ-stăb′lĭsh
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• Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/
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• New-Zealand: /əˈstɛb.ləʃ/
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• Received-Pronunciation, Scotland, also: /ɪˈstab.lɪʃ/
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• India: /ɪˈsʈa(ː)b.lɪʃ/
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• rhymes with -æblɪʃ
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• CMU ARPABET: IH0 S T AE1 B L IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth2éh1yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Proto-Italic *staðlis? Latin stabilis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin stabilīre Old French establirbor. Middle English establissen English establish Inherited from Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir (modern French établir), from Latin stabiliō, stabilīre, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”).

194 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: հաստատել (hastatel) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Armenian: հիմնավորել (himnavorel) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Asturian: establecer — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Bulgarian: установя́вам (ustanovjávam) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Bulgarian: затвърждавам (zatvǎrždavam) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Catalan: establir — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Catalan: instaurar — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Chinese Mandarin: 確定 /确定 (quèdìng) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Danish: fastslå — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Finnish: vakiinnuttaa — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Finnish: vahvistaa — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• French: affermir — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• French: instaurer — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Galician: establecer — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Georgian: დადგენა (dadgena) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• German: feststellen — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• German: etablieren — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Greek: καθιερώνω (kathieróno) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Hindi: स्थापना (sthāpnā) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Italian: stabilire — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Italian: confermare — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Italian: instaurare — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Northern Kurdish: damezrandin — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Northern Kurdish: xurt kirin — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Māori: parākiri — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Māori: whakapūmau — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Māori: whakaū — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Māori: whakaturuma — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Norwegian: fastslå — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Polish: ustanowić — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Polish: ustalić — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Portuguese: firmar — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Portuguese: instaurar — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Romanian: stabili — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Russian: устана́вливать (ustanávlivatʹ) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Russian: установи́ть (ustanovítʹ) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Spanish: establecer — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Spanish: establir — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Swedish: grunda — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Swedish: grundlägga — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Swedish: motivera — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Turkish: yerleştirmek — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Ukrainian: встано́влювати (vstanóvljuvaty) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Ukrainian: встанови́ти (vstanovýty) — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Zazaki: herun kerden — to make stable or firm; to confirm
• Asturian: establecer — tto form; to set up in business
• Bulgarian: основавам (osnovavam) — tto form; to set up in business
• Catalan: establir — tto form; to set up in business
• Catalan: instaurar — tto form; to set up in business
• Chinese Mandarin: 建立 (jiànlì) — tto form; to set up in business
• Dutch: oprichten — tto form; to set up in business
• Dutch: stichten — tto form; to set up in business
• Esperanto: establi — tto form; to set up in business
• Finnish: perustaa — tto form; to set up in business
• Galician: establecer — tto form; to set up in business
• Georgian: დაფუძნება (dapuʒneba) — tto form; to set up in business
• Georgian: დაარსება (daarseba) — tto form; to set up in business
• Georgian: წამოწყება (c̣amoc̣q̇eba) — tto form; to set up in business
• German: eröffnen — tto form; to set up in business
• German: gründen — tto form; to set up in business
• German: niederlassen — tto form; to set up in business
• German: herstellen — tto form; to set up in business
• Hebrew: ייסד — tto form; to set up in business
• Hindi: स्थापना (sthāpnā) — tto form; to set up in business
• Irish: cuir ar bun — tto form; to set up in business
• Italian: instaurare — tto form; to set up in business
• Central Kurdish: دامەزراندن (damezrandin) — tto form; to set up in business
• Central Kurdish: پێکھێنان (pêkhênan) — tto form; to set up in business
• Northern Kurdish: damezrandin — tto form; to set up in business
• Northern Kurdish: ava kirin — tto form; to set up in business
• Macedonian: установи (ustanovi) — tto form; to set up in business
• Malayalam: സ്ഥാപിക്കുക (sthāpikkuka) — tto form; to set up in business
• Māori: whakatū — tto form; to set up in business
• Norwegian: etablere — tto form; to set up in business
• Polish: założyć — tto form; to set up in business
• Portuguese: estabelecer — tto form; to set up in business
• Russian: учрежда́ть (učreždátʹ) — tto form; to set up in business
• Russian: учреди́ть (učredítʹ) — tto form; to set up in business
• Spanish: establecer — tto form; to set up in business
• Swedish: etablera — tto form; to set up in business
• Turkish: yerleştirmek — tto form; to set up in business
• Ukrainian: засно́вувати (zasnóvuvaty) — tto form; to set up in business
• Ukrainian: заснува́ти (zasnuváty) — tto form; to set up in business
• Armenian: հիմնադրել (himnadrel) — to found; to institute
• Asturian: establecer — to found; to institute
• Bulgarian: основавам (osnovavam) — to found; to institute
• Catalan: establir — to found; to institute
• Catalan: fundar — to found; to institute
• Catalan: instaurar — to found; to institute
• Chinese Mandarin: 建立 (jiànlì) — to found; to institute
• Chinese Mandarin: 創辦 /创办 (chuàngbàn) — to found; to institute
• Dutch: oprichten — to found; to institute
• Egyptian: g:r-grg (grg) — to found; to institute
• Esperanto: establi — to found; to institute
• Finnish: perustaa — to found; to institute
• French: établir — to found; to institute
• Galician: establecer — to found; to institute
• Georgian: დაარსება (daarseba) — to found; to institute
• Georgian: დაფუძნება (dapuʒneba) — to found; to institute
• German: eröffnen — to found; to institute
• German: gründen — to found; to institute
• German: niederlassen — to found; to institute
• Hindi: स्थापना (sthāpnā) — to found; to institute
• Hungarian: alapít — to found; to institute
• Irish: cuir ar bun — to found; to institute
• Italian: fondare — to found; to institute
• Italian: istituire — to found; to institute
• Central Kurdish: دامەزراندن (damezrandin) — to found; to institute
• Central Kurdish: پێکھێنان (pêkhênan) — to found; to institute
• Northern Kurdish: damezrandin — to found; to institute
• Northern Kurdish: ava kirin — to found; to institute
• Latin: sistō — to found; to institute
• Malayalam: സ്ഥാപിക്കുക (sthāpikkuka) — to found; to institute
• Māori: whakaū — to found; to institute
• Māori: whakakaupapa — to found; to institute
• Norwegian: etablere — to found; to institute
• Old English: aræran — to found; to institute
• Old English: asettan — to found; to institute
• Old English: astellan — to found; to institute
• Old English: befæstan — to found; to institute
• Old English: fæstan — to found; to institute
• Old English: gegrundweallian — to found; to institute
• Old English: gemægenian — to found; to institute
• Old English: gestaþolfæstian — to found; to institute
• Old English: onstellan — to found; to institute
• Old English: ræran — to found; to institute
• Old English: stalian — to found; to institute
• Old English: staþolfæstnian — to found; to institute
• Old English: staþolian — to found; to institute
• Oromo: hundeessuu — to found; to institute
• Persian: بنیان کردن — to found; to institute
• Persian: تأسیس کردن — to found; to institute
• Persian: بنا نهادن — to found; to institute
• Polish: założyć — to found; to institute
• Polish: ustanowić — to found; to institute
• Portuguese: estabelecer — to found; to institute
• Portuguese: fundar — to found; to institute
• Russian: осно́вывать (osnóvyvatʹ) — to found; to institute
• Russian: основа́ть (osnovátʹ) — to found; to institute
• Scottish Gaelic: stèidhich — to found; to institute
• Spanish: establecer — to found; to institute
• Spanish: condir — to found; to institute
• Swedish: grunda — to found; to institute
• Swedish: etablera — to found; to institute
• Tocharian B: pyutk- — to found; to institute
• Turkish: yapmak — to found; to institute
• Ugaritic: 𐎖𐎐𐎊 (qny) — to found; to institute
• Ukrainian: засно́вувати (zasnóvuvaty) — to found; to institute
• Ukrainian: заснува́ти (zasnuváty) — to found; to institute
• Walloon: mete so pî — to found; to institute
• Yiddish: אַוועקשטעלן (avekshteln) — to found; to institute
• Zazaki: saz kerden — to found; to institute
• Armenian: նշանակել (nšanakel) — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Bulgarian: утвърждавам (utvǎrždavam) — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Finnish: nimittää — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Finnish: vahvistaa — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• German: einsetzen — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Northern Kurdish: tayin kirin — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Northern Kurdish: damezrandin — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Māori: kopou — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Persian: مقرر کردن — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Persian: وضع کردن — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Polish: wyznaczyć — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Polish: ustanowić — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Portuguese: nomear — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Russian: назначить (naznačitʹ) — to appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain
• Armenian: հիմնավորել (himnavorel) — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Azerbaijani: müəyyən etmək — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Catalan: establir — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Chinese Mandarin: 證實 /证实 (zhèngshí) — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Dutch: bevestigen — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Dutch: vaststellen — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Esperanto: konstati — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Finnish: osoittaa — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Galician: establecer — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• German: etablieren — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• German: begründen — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• German: festlegen — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• German: festsetzen — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Hindi: स्थापना (sthāpnā) — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Northern Kurdish: peyitandin — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Northern Kurdish: îsbat kirin — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Māori: whakatūturu — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Norwegian: fastslå — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Polish: ustalić — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Portuguese: estabelecer — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Russian: показать (pokazatʹ) — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Russian: продемонстрировать (prodemonstrirovatʹ) — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Russian: установить (ustanovitʹ) — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Spanish: establecer — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Swedish: fastställa — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Turkish: tespit etmek — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Turkish: saptamak — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate
• Zazaki: tesbit kerden — to prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate