All 4 Uses of
establish
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- The image as a whole was that of a small Noah's Ark on a small Ararat, allowing the traditionary outlines and general form of the Ark which are followed by toy-makers—and by these means are established in men's imaginations among their firmest, because earliest impressions—to pass as an approximate pattern.
Chpt 1-3established = set
- This lyric, when concluded, was received with a silently appreciative gaze at the table, implying that the performance, like a work by those established authors who are independent of notices in the papers, was a well-known delight which required no applause.
Chpt 22-24established = long set with a good reputation
- This was enough to re-establish him in his original opinion.
Chpt 34-36re-establish = restorestandard prefix: The prefix "re-" in re-establish means again. This is the same pattern you see in words like reconsider, rearrange, and regenerate.
- The manners of the inn were of the old-established type.
Chpt 40-42 *established = familiar
Definition:
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(establish as in: establish a positive tone) create, start, or set in [a] place