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establish

Verbs

• (v) set up or found
  • She set up a literacy program
  found, launch, set up,
• (v) set up or lay the groundwork for
  • establish a new department
  institute, found, plant, constitute,
• (v) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
  • The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
  • The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
  shew, demonstrate, prove, show,
• (v) institute, enact, or establish
  • make laws
  lay down, make,
• (v) bring about
  • The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
  give,
• (v) place
  • Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
  instal, install, set up,
• (v) build or establish something abstract
  • build a reputation
  build,
• (v) use as a basis for; found on
  • base a claim on some observation
  base, found, ground,

Synonyms

found launch set up institute plant constitute shew demonstrate prove show lay down make give instal install build base ground

Antonyms

abolish get rid of confute disprove

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