What does " establish" mean in this sentences?
President Roosevelt was keenly interested in improvement. He authorized a separate agency for intelligence in June 1941, but it needed time to establish itself and contributed little that year.
President Roosevelt was keenly interested in improvement. He authorized a separate agency for intelligence in June 1941, but it needed time to establish itself and contributed little that year.
♥Sweetness♥
It means to become productive enough to actually do the job it was created to do.
Vivian
Establish means as: "...it needed time to 'set up' itself and contributed little that year."
Land-shark
Put down roots, get up to speed.