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ESTABLISHED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does established mean?
• ESTABLISHED (adjective)
The adjective ESTABLISHED has 5 senses:
1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
2. settled securely and unconditionally
3. conforming with accepted standards
4. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt
5. introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
Familiarity information: ESTABLISHED used as an adjective is common.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
Synonyms:
constituted; established
Context example:
the established Church
Similar:
deep-rooted; deep-seated; implanted; ingrained; planted ((used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held)
entrenched (established firmly and securely)
grooved; well-grooved (established as if settled into a groove or rut)
legitimate (in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles)
official ((of a church) given official status as a national or state institution)
recognised; recognized (provided with a secure reputation)
self-constituted; self-established (constituted by or established by itself)
old-line; oldline (long-established)
Antonym:
unestablished (not established)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Settled securely and unconditionally
Synonyms:
accomplished; effected; established
Context example:
that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact
Similar:
settled (established or decided beyond dispute or doubt)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Conforming with accepted standards
Synonyms:
conventional; established
Context example:
a conventional view of the world
Similar:
orthodox (adhering to what is commonly accepted)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt
Context example:
the established facts in the case
Similar:
proved; proven (established beyond doubt)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
Synonyms:
established; naturalized
Similar:
foreign; strange (relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world)
Context examples
Established in 1995 to carry out Phase I and II studies of innovative therapies for AIDS malignancies.
(AIDS Malignancy Consortium, NCI Thesaurus)
If you are living together, in an established, exclusive relationship, including marriage, this month will speak directly to you.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Acceptance as satisfactory by an authoritative body; established by authority; given authoritative approval.
(Approval, NCI Thesaurus)
The biologic behavior of astroblastomas is variable, so no WHO grade has been established, yet.
(Astroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
And here I may remark, that what I underwent from Mrs. Crupp, in consequence of the tyranny she established over me, was dreadful.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
"That's in line with the persistence of the established," he rejoined, his heat against the editor-folk getting the better of him.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Hiccups begin in the womb at just nine weeks gestational age, making them one of the earliest established patterns of activity.
(Baby Hiccups Key to Brain Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A neoplasm of the adrenal gland medulla, for which the malignancy status has not been established.
(Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A permanently established cell culture that will proliferate indefinitely given appropriate fresh medium and space.
(Cell Line, NCI Thesaurus)
Cell line established from Chinese hamster ovary cells; used for the isolation of nutritionally deficient mutants and in transfection studies.
(CHO Cells, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
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