All 8 Uses
establish
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Eldest, by Christopher Paolini
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- "No," said Oromis, "even if Saphira had been raised on Vroengard using the established methods, she would still be an extraordinary flier."
*established = generally accepted
- This time Eragon treated the question as he would a riddle, counting the number of words, whispering them out loud to establish whether they rhymed, and otherwise examining them for hidden meaning.†
*establish = show, determine, or understand
- The chain of command must be established.
established = created
- It caused such a disagreement between Anurin and Queen Dellanir that Anurin seceded from our government and established the Riders on Vroengard as an independent entity.†
- -had once been a Rider and had supposedly helped establish the Varden, how Jeod had discovered a secret passageway into Uru'baen, how the Varden arranged to filch the last three dragon eggs from Galbatorix, and how only one egg was saved after Brom fought and killed Morzan of the Forsworn.†
- In any case, I doubt we would have crossed paths, for I flew straight from Aberon, and it seems likely the dwarves would choose a different route-perhaps following established roads-rather than march through the wilderness.†
- Eragon racked his brain for a way to establish his authority in Du Vrangr Gata without further alienating Trianna.†
- The remaining spellcasters Eragon worked with to establish a clear chain of command-he appointed Trianna his lieutenant and let her ensure that his orders were carried out-and to weld their disparate personalities into a cohesive fighting unit.†
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)