Meaning & use

Stablish

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An archaic or dialectal form of 'establish,' meaning to set up or found something on a firm basis.

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The old charter used the phrase 'to stablish and confirm' the town's rights.

Early translations of the Bible often used 'stablish' where modern versions say 'establish.'

A note on using this word

'Stablish' is simply 'establish' with the initial unstressed syllable dropped; it survives mainly in older texts, legal archaisms, and some dialects.

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