All 7 Uses

establish
in
The Great Fire
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If the fire established itself on the tall steeple, the wind would spread firebrands over an even larger area.
p. 43.9 *

established = set
Most important, a deadly convection column never established itself in the immediate area so a blanket of killing heat and fire did not cover her.
p. 82.5

established = settled
Idle gossip had hardened into established fact.
p. 127.8 *

established = accepted as true
The firefighters fell back to establish a new line against the advancing fire.†
p. 43.4
Even as the fire burned on Monday, Mayor Mason officially established a relief society and appointed O.W. Clapp to distribute "charities from the unknown to the unknown."†
p. 108.7
It established clearly that the O'Learys were in bed when the fire began and that they were solid citizens.†
p. 127.6
The truth is that Williams and his firemen did everything they could possibly do to contain the fire and had followed established fire-fighting procedures as well.†
p. 131.5

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)