All 8 Uses

establish
in
The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis
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In a single play Michael Oher had established himself as too rich for the blood of Southern Miss.
p. 96.1 *

established = proven
North Carolina State was the first to offer Justin a football scholarship and, with direct private jet service established between Memphis and Raleigh, North Carolina State became, to Michael Oher, an appealing place to play football.
p. 169.9 *

established = created
The lady said she was just trying to establish the facts of the case, but the facts didn't describe the case.†
p. 202.4

establish = show, determine, or understand
Leigh Anne sat Michael down and established some rules.†
p. 88.1
Now the two psychological examiners established that his IQ was currently somewhere between 100 and 110—which is to say that he was no more or less innately intelligent than most of the kids in his class at Briarcrest.†
p. 213.4
Now that he was established to have greater capacities, his problems could only be interpreted as a disability.†
p. 214.9
If Doleman established his ability to knock Wallace flat on his back—to run right over him—he'd force Wallace to plant his feet early, to brace himself.†
p. 244.4
One night they came home with money that wasn't theirs, and Big Tony found out and tried to explain to them a little bit about white people and how, lacking street smarts, they had established some rules to preserve their species and that, odd as those rules might seem, Steven and Michael needed to obey them.†
p. 312.8

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)