establish

Verb
  1. Set up or found (synset 202431950)
    "She set up a literacy program"
    is a type of: open, open up - start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
    same as: found, launch, set up
  2. Set up or lay the groundwork for (synset 201650771)
    "establish a new department"
    is a type of: initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
    subtypes:
    same as: constitute, found, institute, plant
  3. Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment (synset 200666706)
    "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
    is a type of: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
    subtypes:
    • prove oneself - show one's ability or courage
    • prove - prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
    • contradict, negate - prove negative; show to be false
    • stultify - prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
    same as: demonstrate, prove, shew, show
  4. Institute, enact, or establish (synset 200667394)
    "make laws"
    is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become
    subtypes: mark, set - establish as the highest level or best performance
    same as: lay down, make
  5. Bring about (synset 201651214)
    "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
    is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become
    subtypes:
    • introduce - bring in or establish in a new place or environment
    • pacify - fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
    same as: give
    verb group: generate, give, render, return, yield - give or supply
  6. Place (synset 201572936)
    "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
    same as: instal, install, set up
  7. Build or establish something abstract (synset 201659048)
    "build a reputation"
    is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become
    same as: build
  8. Use as a basis for;
    Found on (synset 200638550)
    "base a claim on some observation"
    subtypes: build - found or ground
    same as: base, found, ground

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