(a) To establish (a guild, royal house, religion, etc.), found; also, re-establish (sth.) [quot. a1425]; ~ upon, establish (the Kingdom of the Jews) upon (God); ppl. stabled, established; stabled upon, of monarchical rule: having been established over (Israel); (b) to bring (heaven, earth, etc.) into a fixed, ordered existence; ordain (a lifespan, natural law, etc.) by divine decree; -- also with that clause; ppl. stabled, fixed; appointed; (c) to institute (a sacrament, body of law, etc.); enact (a law, statute); -- also with that clause, sometimes with grammatical subj. hit; (d) to prescribe (fast days, clothing, etc.); regulate (an activity).

(a) To appoint (a king, prelate); also, with inf. phrase: ordain (that there be an archbishop); (b) to make (sb. sth.), appoint; ordain (sb. to be sth.), appoint (a soul to be sth.); refl. cause oneself (to be a liar); (c) to assign (sb.) a position, place; assign (sth. to do sth.).

(a) To remain, stay fixed; (b) to set (sth.) firmly, place; also fig.; -- also without obj.; position (sb.) firmly; ppl. stabled, of planets: fixed, unmoving; also, of eyes: ?set evenly; ?steady; (c) to make (a place for sb. or oneself).

(a) To set forth (premises, axioms); determine (the length of the months), define; postulate (the location of the soul) to be (in blood), declare; (b) to intend (to do sth.), plan; ?also, make one's plans, arrange one's affairs.

(a) To establish or impose order; pacify (a land, town), bring order to; impose order on (the falling angels); also, settle (a conflict); (b) to ensure (peace, accord), secure; (c) to settle (a mind); stabilize (sight), return to normal; steady (sb. in mind).

(a) To become secure, gain strength; ~ of, resist (tears), hold back; (b) to strengthen (sb. or sth.); also, support (sth.), hold steady; also, make (sth.) resistant to extrinsic force [quot. a1450]; (c) to make (a kingdom, reign) secure; fig. protect (a soul); (d) ~ up, to build up (strength).

(a) To make (sb., a soul, etc.) morally steadfast, strengthen morally; provide (sb.) with a moral foundation, ground (the soul) morally; ~ in feith (love, etc.); ~ upon, fix (one's mind) on (reasonable things); (b) to reinforce (virtue, courage, etc.), make firm; ben stabled to, become hardened in (pride); (c) to instill (goodness, faith, etc.), implant; (d) ~ chere (face), to harden oneself, become obdurate.

To confirm (a truce, an agreement, etc.), affirm; corroborate (an opinion, a belief), prove; also, verify (that the ascendant is in a certain sign) [last quot.].