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establish
(/E/'st/&/bl/I//S/ )

verb (v)

  • set up or found(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    found, launch, set up
    Antonym:
    abolish, get rid of
    source: wordnet30
  • set up or lay the groundwork for(verb.creation)
    Example:
    Establish a new department.
    source: wordnet30
  • establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    demonstrate, prove, shew, show
    Antonym:
    confute, disprove
    source: wordnet30
  • institute, enact, or establish(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    lay down, make
    source: wordnet30
  • bring about(verb.creation)
    Example:
    The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth.
    Synonym:
    give
    source: wordnet30
  • place(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    instal, install, set up
    source: wordnet30
  • build or establish something abstract(verb.creation)
    Synonym:
    build
    source: wordnet30
  • use as a basis for; found on(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    base, found, ground
    source: wordnet30
  • To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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