establish
verb
1 establish
Set up or found.
synonyms: found, launch, set up.
Roget 150:
be firm
etc.
adj.;
stick fast;
stand firm,
keep firm,
remain firm;
weather the storm,
stay the course,
stick to the course,
keep the faith,
don't give in,
don't buckle under.
settle,
establish,
stablish†,
ascertain,
fix,
set,
stabilitate†;
retain,
keep hold;
make good,
make sure;
fasten
etc.
(join)
43;
set on its legs,
float;
perpetuate.
settle down;
strike roots,
put down roots,
take root;
take up one's abode
etc.
184;
build one's house on a rock.
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Dutch: stichten, instellen, institueren, oprichten
2 establish
Set up or lay the groundwork for:
— Establish a new department.
synonyms: constitute, found, institute, plant.
Roget 161:
produce,
perform,
operate,
do,
make,
gar,
form,
construct,
fabricate,
frame,
contrive,
manufacture;
weave,
forge,
coin,
carve,
chisel;
build,
raise,
edify,
rear,
erect,
put together,
set up,
run up;
establish,
constitute,
compose,
organize,
institute;
achieve,
accomplish
etc.
(complete)
729.
flower,
bear fruit,
fructify,
teem,
ean†,
yean†,
farrow,
drop,
pup,
kitten,
kindle;
bear,
lay,
whelp,
bring forth,
give birth to,
lie in,
be brought to bed of,
evolve,
pullulate,
usher into the world.
make productive
etc.
168;
create;
beget,
get,
generate,
fecundate,
impregnate;
procreate,
progenerate†,
propagate;
engender;
bring into being,
call into being,
bring into existence;
breed,
hatch,
develop,
bring up.
induce,
superinduce;
suscitate†;
cause
etc.
153;
acquire
etc.
775.
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Roget 184:
place,
situate,
locate,
localize,
make a place for,
put,
lay,
set,
seat,
station,
lodge,
quarter,
post,
install;
house,
stow;
establish,
fix,
pin,
root;
graft;
plant
etc.
(insert)
300;
shelve,
pitch,
camp,
lay down,
deposit,
reposit†;
cradle;
moor,
tether,
picket;
pack,
tuck in;
embed,
imbed;
vest,
invest in.
billet on,
quarter upon,
saddle with;
load,
lade,
freight;
pocket,
put up,
bag.
inhabit
etc.
(be present)
186;
domesticate,
colonize;
take root,
strike root;
anchor;
cast anchor,
come to an anchor;
sit down,
settle down;
settle;
take up one's abode,
take up one's quarters;
plant oneself,
establish oneself,
locate oneself;
squat,
perch,
hive,
se nicher [Fr.],
bivouac,
burrow,
get a footing;
encamp,
pitch one's tent;
put up at,
put up one's horses at;
keep house.
endenizen†,
naturalize,
adopt.
put back,
replace
etc.
(restore)
660.
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Dutch: gronden, grondvesten, stichten, vestigen
3 establish
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.
synonyms: demonstrate, prove, shew, show.
Roget 467:
be evidence
etc.
n.;
evince,
show,
betoken,
tell of;
indicate
etc.
(denote)
550;
imply,
involve,
argue,
bespeak,
breathe.
have weight,
carry weight;
tell,
speak volumes;
speak for itself
etc.
(manifest)
525.
rest upon,
depend upon;
repose on.
bear witness
etc.
n.;
give evidence
etc.
n.;
testify,
depose,
witness,
vouch for;
sign,
seal,
undersign†,
set one's hand and seal,
sign and seal,
deliver as one's act and deed,
certify,
attest;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488.
[provide conclusive evidence]
make absolute,
confirm,
prove
(demonstrate)
478.
[add further evidence]
indorse,
countersign,
corroborate,
support,
ratify,
bear out,
uphold,
warrant.
adduce,
attest,
cite,
quote;
refer to,
appeal to;
call,
call to witness;
bring forward,
bring into court;
allege,
plead;
produce witnesses,
confront witnesses.
place into evidence,
mark into evidence.
[obtain evidence]
collect evidence,
bring together evidence,
rake up evidence;
experiment
etc.
463.
have a case,
make out a case;
establish,
authenticate,
substantiate,
verify,
make good,
quote chapter and verse;
bring home to,
bring to book.
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Roget 478:
demonstrate,
prove,
establish;
make good;
show,
evince,
manifest
etc.
(be evidence of)
467;
confirm,
corroborate,
substantiate,
verify
etc.
467,
settle the question,
reduce to demonstration,
set the question at rest.
make out,
make out a case;
prove one's point,
have the best of the argument;
draw a conclusion
etc.
(judge)
480.
follow,
follow of course,
follow as a matter of course,
follow necessarily;
stand to reason;
hold good,
hold water.
convince,
persuade
(belief)
484.
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Dutch: aantonen, bewijzen, hardmaken, staven, uitwijzen
4 establish
Institute, enact, or establish.
synonyms: lay down, make.
Dutch: bevestigen
5 establish
Bring about:
— The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth.
synonym: give.
6 establish
7 establish
Build or establish something abstract.
synonym: build.
8 establish
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