established

es-tab-lished · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having been in existence for a long time and recognized as successful or authoritative.

  2. 2.

    To have founded, set up, or brought into being.

  3. 3.

    Accepted or recognized as valid or proper.

  4. 4.

    To have proved or demonstrated something.

  5. 5.

    (Of a church) Officially recognized as the national church.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    well-established — firmly recognized and accepted
  • •
    established practice — a standard, accepted way of doing things
  • •
    the established church — the official national church

Related words

Antonyms: experimental, new, unknown, unproven
See also: establish, establishment, founded
Synonyms: accepted, founded, recognized, settled, traditional

Etymology

From Old French establir, from Latin stabilire ("to make stable, establish"), from stabilis ("stable").