English → Latin
“establish” in Latin
statuōto put up (something); to stand (something) in an upright position; to establish, determine, fix (the form or character cōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, constructefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, firmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify; to say, affirm, assert; to reinforce the couragecōnfirmōto make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm; to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade; stabiliōto make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still, stabilize; to establish, fix, make secure, confirmfundōto pour out, shed; to melt, cast, found, make by smelting; to overthrow, overcome, rout, vanquish an enemy, rout, scattemūniōto provide with defensive works, fortify; to provide with defensive works, fortify; to guard from attack, defendconglūtinōto glue or cement together; to connect or bind closely; to invent, devise, contriveiūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of law
The English word establish itself goes back to Latin stō, through stabilio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
establish
statuere (to fix firmly; of institutions, laws, etc., jus, jura; omnes partes religionis): constituere (e.g., oppidum; decemviralem potestatem in urbibus; reges in civitate; imperium; res; partes reipublicae. Also = “to establish by proof,” e.g., constituere bona non esse possessa, Cic.): efficere (to make out a point; e.g., efficere, animos esse mortales): firmare, confirmare (to make lasting; an empire, dominion, etc.): stabilire (to give duration or support to; liberty, dominion, etc.): fundare (to ground, lay the foundation of; the safety of the state, one’s power, liberty, dominion, etc.): munire (to render safe against external attacks; one’s influence, dominion): conglutinare (to glue, as it were, together; i. e., to connect or unite more firmly; friendship, a contract). To establish one in his opinions, animum alicujus confirmare: to establish by proofs, argumentis confirmare; probare: to establish one’s self anywhere, certam sedem ac domicilium collocare aliquo loco; domicilium sibi constituere aliquo loco (to take up one’s residence anywhere; e.g., Magnesiae); concedere aliquo habitatum (e.g., Argos, Nep.; e.g., of an exile quitting his country to reside elsewhere): aliquo loco considere; locum capere ac praesidium ponere, constituere in aliquo loco (to take up a post, of soldiers) aciem, legiones, etc., constituere aliquo loco (of the general). ☞ Justin has statuere sedes alicubi. To establish one’s self as a merchant, *mercaturam instituere: to have one’s heart established, *immotum stare; also aliquam firmitudinem animi obtinere (Plaut.): animum suum or se confirmasse. The Established Church, *ea ecclesiae forma, quae est a republica sanctissime constituta: cultus deorum ab omnibus fere civibus susceptus (when that assertion is true; after Cic., Legg., 1, 23, 60).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for establish?
- The usual Latin words for “establish” are statuō, cōnstituō, efficiō; also firmō, cōnfirmō, stabiliō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.