All 5 Uses of
establish
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- Anyway she succeeded in completely re-establishing Dounia's reputation and the whole ignominy of this affair rested as an indelible disgrace upon her husband, as the only person to blame, so that I really began to feel sorry for him; it was really treating the crazy fellow too harshly.
Chpt 1.3re-establishing = restoringstandard prefix: The prefix "re-" in re-establishing means again. This is the same pattern you see in words like reconsider, rearrange, and regenerate.
- It is true, this was not clearly established, the information was given by another German woman of loose character whose word could not be trusted; no statement was actually made to the police, thanks to Marfa Petrovna's money and exertions; it did not get beyond gossip.
Chpt 4.2 *established = proven or demonstrated
- I have only lately learned it from a great-hearted man to whom I have given myself and with whom I am establishing a community.
Chpt 5.1 *establishing = creating
- The community is established that there should be no such roles.
Chpt 5.1established = set up so
- We are trying to establish a community of our own, a special one, on a broader basis.†
Chpt 5.1
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)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)