Synonyms of establish

Verb


1. establish, set up, found, launch, open, open up

usage: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"

2. establish, found, plant, constitute, institute, initiate, pioneer

usage: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

3. prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew, confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm

usage: 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"

4. lay down, establish, make, make, create

usage: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"

5. establish, give, make, create

usage: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

6. install, instal, set up, establish

usage: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"

7. build, establish, make, create

usage: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

8. establish, base, ground, found

usage: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"

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