All 7 Uses of
establish
in
1984 by Orwell
- For how could you establish even the most obvious fact when there existed no record outside your own memory?
p. 35..9 (definition 1) *establish = prove
- He thought also of hurrying to the Community Centre and staying there till the place closed, so as to establish a partial alibi for the evening.
p. 101..9 (definition 2) *establish = create
- In the past the Middle had made revolutions under the banner of equality, and then had established a fresh tyranny as soon as the old one was overthrown.
p. 203..2 (definition 2)established = created
- But in each variant of Socialism that appeared from about 1900 onwards the aim of establishing liberty and equality was more and more openly abandoned.
p. 203..4 (definition 2)establishing = creating and maintaining
- One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.
p. 263..7 (definition 2)establish = create
- One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.
p. 263..8 (definition 2)establish = create, start, or set in a place
- He would finger himself here and there, trying to make sure that it was not an illusion that his muscles were growing rounder and his skin tauter. Finally it was established beyond a doubt that he was growing fatter; his thighs were now definitely thicker than his knees.
p. 275..9 (definition 1)established = known
Definitions:
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(1) (establish as in: establish that there is a need) show or determine (cause to be recognized or figure out)
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(2) (establish as in: establish a positive tone) create, start, or set in [a] place