establish  

Thesaurus for establish

• verb
  • synonyms
    • set up, found, launch, plant, constitute, institute, prove, demonstrate, show, shew, lay down, make, give, install, instal, build, base, ground, affirm, confirm, corroborate, create, initiate, open, open up, pioneer, substantiate, support, sustain  
  • antonyms
    • abolish, disprove  

Pronunciation of establish: IH0 S T AE1 B L IH0 SH (ɛ'stæblɪʃ)

Number of syllables of establish: 3

Definition of establish

• (v): use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"  
• (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"  
• (v): institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"  
• (v): place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"  
• (v): set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"  
• (v): bring about; "The trompe l''oeil-illusion establishes depth"  
• (v): build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"  
• (v): set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"  

Examples of establish

• Alimony is prositution in arears, where the courts establish the fees.  
• Also, establish the boundaries of the content of the article.  
• The wikipedia article's purpose is not to establish culpability.  
• Credentials in cryptography establish the identity of a party to communication.  
• Eastman also donated the funds to establish the Eastman Dental Dispensary.  
• In the foreword, I establish a new poetics of plasticity.  
• Eastman also donated the funds to establish the Rochester Dental Dispensary.  
• The formers establish the shape of the fuselage.  
• Paradoxically, some of these disasters would help establish the Renaissance.  
• The skills to install, establish, and troubleshoot Outlook E mail accounts.