All 7 Uses

establish
in
1984, by Orwell
(Edited)

For how could you establish even the most obvious fact when there existed no record outside your own memory?
p. 35.9 *

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 *

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. 203.1

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

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

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. 263.7

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

established = known

Definitions:

(1) (establish as in: establish a positive tone)
create, start, or set in [a] place
(2) (establish as in: establish that there is a need)
show or determine (cause to be recognized or figure out)
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)