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establish, v.
(established, establishes, establishing)
freq. cnt. 126

set up or found
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 86 freq. cnt.: 50 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9

establish found launch set up

sample sentences

"She set up a literacy program"

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antonym

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founding foundation founder

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set up or lay the groundwork for
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constitute establish found institute plant

sample sentences

"establish a new department"

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foundation founding founder

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initiate, pioneer

hyponym

fix appoint, name, constitute, nominate

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
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demonstrate establish prove shew show

sample sentences

"The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"
"The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

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confirm, affirm, support, corroborate, substantiate, sustain

hyponym

prove oneself prove negate, contradict stultify

institute, enact, or establish
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4

establish lay down make

sample sentences

"make laws"

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bring about
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establish give

sample sentences

"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

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introduce pacify

verb group

give, yield, generate, render, return

place
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

establish instal install set up

sample sentences

"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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use as a basis for; found on
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base establish found ground

sample sentences

"base a claim on some observation"

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foundation foundation

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build or establish something abstract
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

build establish

sample sentences

"build a reputation"

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