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| 1. | [ verb ] set up or found | |
| Synonyms: | set_up launch found | |
| Examples: | "She set up a literacy program" |
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| Related terms: | abolish open constitution foundation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] set up or lay the groundwork for | |
| Synonyms: | institute found plant constitute | |
| Examples: | "establish a new department" |
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| Related terms: | initiate appoint fix constitution initiation founder | |
| 3. | [ verb ] establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | |
| Synonyms: | prove show demonstrate shew | |
| Examples: | "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound" "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" |
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| Related terms: | disprove confirm prove prove_oneself condemn negate stultify establishment | |
| 4. | [ verb ] establish the validity of something | |
| Synonyms: | show prove demonstrate shew | |
| Examples: | "This behavior shows his true nature" |
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| Related terms: | disprove confirm prove prove_oneself negate stultify stultify | |
| 5. | [ verb ] institute, enact, or establish | |
| Synonyms: | lay_down make | |
| Examples: | "make laws" |
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| Related terms: | make set | |
| 6. | [ verb ] bring about | |
| Synonyms: | give | |
| Examples: | "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" |
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| Related terms: | make introduce pacify render | |
| 7. | [ verb ] place | |
| Synonyms: | set_up instal install | |
| Examples: | "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" |
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| Related terms: | facility | |
| 8. | [ verb ] build or establish something abstract | |
| Synonyms: | build | |
| Examples: | "build a reputation" |
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| Related terms: | make | |
| 9. | [ verb ] use as a basis for; found on | |
| Synonyms: | base found ground | |
| Examples: | "base a claim on some observation" |
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| Related terms: | build basis foundation | |
| Similar spelling: |
established |
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