ESTABLISHES

Set up or found

Example: "She set up a literacy program"

• found  9
• launch  11
• set up

• abolish  12

Set up or lay the groundwork for

Example: "Establish a new department"

• constitute  12
• found  9
• institute  9
• plant  7

• initiate  8
• pioneer  9

• fix  13
• appoint  11
• constitute  12
• name  6
• • nominate  10
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Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

Example: "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"

• demonstrate  14
• prove  10
• shew  10
• show  10

• affirm  14
• confirm  14
• corroborate  15
• substantiate  14
• support  11
• sustain  7

• prove oneself
• prove  10
• contradict  15
• negate  7
• • stultify  14
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Institute, enact, or establish

Example: "Make laws"

• lay down
• make  10

• create  8
• make  10

• mark  10
• set  3

Bring about

Example: "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

• give  8

• create  8
• make  10

• introduce  12
• pacify  16

Place

Example: "Her manager had set her up at the ritz"

• instal  6
• install  7
• set up

Build or establish something abstract

Example: "Build a reputation"

• build  8

Use as a basis for; found on

Example: "Base a claim on some observation"

• base  6
• found  9
• ground  8

• build  8