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established \established\ adj.

  1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed his prestige as an established writer; an established precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with unestablished. [Narrower terms: entrenched; implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized]

  2. securely established; as, an established reputation.

    Syn: firm.

  3. settled securely and unconditionally.

    Syn: accomplished, effected.

  4. conforming with accepted standards.

  5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the established facts in the case.

    Syn: proved.

  6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants.

    Syn: naturalized.