All 14 Uses of
establish
in
The Fountainhead
- It is contrary to every principle we have tried to teach you, contrary to all established precedents and traditions of Art.†
Chpt 1.1 (definition 1)
- A few words to say informally in a little after-dinner speech—you know, nothing blatant, no vulgar sales talk—only a few well-chosen thoughts on the responsibility of realtors to society, on the importance of selecting architects who are competent, respected and well established.
Chpt 1.3 (definition 1)established = set in reputation
- Gail Wynand, who was a licensed pilot, had made a solo flight from Los Angeles to New York, establishing a transcontinental speed record, in a small, specially built craft costing one hundred thousand dollars.
Chpt 1.12 (definition 1)establishing = creating
- But he doesn't belong to any established church.†
Chpt 2.10 (definition 1)
- The inspection made the mink coats seem warmer and their wearers' rights to them incontestable, since it established superiority and altruistic virtue together, in a demonstration more potent than a visit to a morgue.†
Chpt 2.15 (definition 1)
- He stared at the flames, unblinking, to force himself into a complete obedience to an established truth.
Chpt 3.2 (definition 2) *established = known
- A circuit was established in the room and the circle closed.
Chpt 3.6 (definition 1) *established = created
- He succumbed to the superstition of beauty and ornament, even though the ornament was of his own devising, and, consequently, inferior to that of established historical forms.
Chpt 3.6 (definition 1)established = long-practiced
- The city became a friendly sight, an abstraction with which no possible communication could be established, like the sky, a spectacle to be admired, but of no direct concern in their lives.
Chpt 3.8 (definition 1)established = made
- It's in some sort of fourth dimension that can never establish any communication with you at all.†
Chpt 4.4 (definition 1)
- The frustrated wretch who professes love for the inferior and clings to those less endowed, in order to establish his own superiority by comparison.†
Chpt 4.11 (definition 1)
- He saw a nurse in white uniform walking down the hall—an emergency first-aid station had been established on the ground floor.
Chpt 4.15 (definition 1)established = created
- Then he discovered that she had established an electric plate and a stock of supplies in a closet.
Chpt 4.15 (definition 1)established = set
- The 'common good' of a collective—a race, a class, a state—was the claim and justification of every tyranny ever established over men.
Chpt 4.18 (definition 1)established = created
Definitions:
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(1) (establish as in: establish a positive tone) create, start, or set in [a] place
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(2) (establish as in: establish that there is a need) show or determine (cause to be recognized or figure out)