Set up or found:
— She set up a literacy program.

synonyms: establish, found, launch.

Roget 66: begin, start, commence; conceive, open, dawn, set in, take its rise, enter upon, enter; set out etc. (depart) 293; embark in; incept^†.    initiate, launch, inaugurate.    inchoate, rise, arise, originate.    usher in; lead off, lead the way; take the lead, take the initiative; head; stand at the head, stand first, stand for; lay the foundations etc. (prepare) 673; found etc. (cause) 153; set up, set on foot, agoing^†, set abroach^†, set the ball in motion; apply the match to a train; broach; open up, open the door to.    get underway, set about, get to work, set to work, set to; make a beginning, make a start.    handsel; take the first step, lay the first stone, cut the first turf; break ground, break the ice, break cover; pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon; open fire, open the ball; ventilate, air; undertake etc. 676.    come into existence, come into the world; make one's debut, take birth; burst forth, break out; spring up, spring forth, crop up, pop up, appear, materialize.    begin at the beginning, begin ab ovo [Lat.].    begin again, begin de novo; start afresh, make a fresh start, take it from the top, shuffle the cards, reshuffle the cards, resume, recommence.    ... show more

Roget 153: be the cause of etc. n .; originate; give origin to, give rise, to, give occasion to; cause, occasion, sow the seeds of, kindle, suscitate^†; bring on, bring to bring pass, bring about; produce; create etc. 161; set up, set afloat, set on foot; found, broach, institute, lay the foundation of; lie at the root of.    procure, induce, draw down, open the door to, superinduce, evoke, entail, operate; elicit, provoke.    conduce to etc. (tend to) 176; contribute; have a hand in the pie, have a finger in the pie; determine, decide, turn the scale; have a common origin; derive its origin etc. (effect) 154.    ... show more

Dutch: stichten, instellen, institueren, oprichten

Create by putting components or members together:
— They set up a committee.

synonyms: assemble, piece, put together, tack, tack together.

Dutch: zich verzamelen, samenkomen, in elkaar zetten, monteren, assembleren, componeren, construeren, opbouwen, samenstellen

Construct, build, or erect.

synonyms: erect, put up, raise, rear.

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.    ... show more

Roget 212: be vertical etc. adj.; stand up, stand on end, stand erect, stand upright; stick up, cock up.    render vertical etc. adj.; set up, stick up, raise up, cock up; erect, rear, raise on its legs.    ... show more

Roget 307: heighten, elevate, raise, lift, erect; set up, stick up, perch up, perk up, tilt up; rear, hoist, heave; uplift, upraise, uprear, upbear^†, upcast^†, uphoist^†, upheave; buoy, weigh mount, give a lift; exalt; sublimate; place on a pedestal, set on a pedestal.    escalate etc. (increase) 35 102 194.    take up, drag up, fish up; dredge.    stand up, rise up, get up, jump up; spring to one's feet; hold oneself, hold one's head up; drawn oneself up to his full height.    ... show more

Dutch: optrekken

Get ready for a particular purpose or event:
— Set up an experiment.

synonyms: lay out, set.

Roget 707: aid, assist, help, succor, lend one's aid; come to the aid etc. n.. of; contribute, subscribe to; bring aid, give aid, furnish aid, afford aid, supply aid etc. n.; give a helping hand, stretch a hand, lend a helping hand, lend a hand, bear a helping hand, hold out a hand, hold out a helping hand; give one a life, give one a cast, give one a turn; take by the hand, take in tow; help a lame dog over a stile, lend wings to.    relieve, rescue; set up, set agoing^†, set on one's legs; bear through, pull through; give new life to, be the making of; reinforce, reenforce, recruit; set forward, put forward, push forward; give a lift, give a shove, give an impulse to; promote, further, forward, advance expedite, speed, quicken, hasten.    support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, bolster.    cradle, nourish; nurture, nurse, dry nurse, suckle, put out to nurse; manure, cultivate, force; foster, cherish, foment; feed the flame, fan the flame.    serve; do service to, tender to, pander to; administer to, subminister to^†, minister to; tend, attend, wait on; take care of etc. 459; entertain; smooth the bed of death.    oblige, accommodate, consult the wishes of; humor, cheer, encourage.    second, stand by; back, back up; pay the piper, abet; work for, make interest for, stick up for, take up the cudgels for; take up the cause of, espouse the cause of, adopt the cause of; advocate, beat up for recruits, press into the service; squire, give moral support to, keep in countenance, countenance, patronize; lend oneself to, lend one's countenance to; smile upon, shine upon; favor, befriend, take in hand, enlist under the banners of; side with etc. (cooperate) 709.    be of use to; subserve etc. (instrument) 631; benefit etc. 648; render a service etc. (utility) 644; conduce etc. (tend) 176.    ... show more

Roget 159: be strong etc. adj., be stronger; overmatch.    render strong etc. adj.; give strength etc. n.; strengthen, invigorate, brace, nerve, fortify, sustain, harden, case harden, steel, gird; screw up, wind up, set up; gird up one's loins, brace up one's loins; recruit, set on one's legs; vivify; refresh etc. 689; refect^†; reinforce, reenforce etc. (restore) 660.    ... show more

Roget 660: return to the original state; recover, rally, revive; come come to, come round, come to oneself; pull through, weather the storm, be oneself again; get well, get round, get the better of, get over, get about; rise from one's ashes, rise from the grave; survive etc. (outlive) 110; resume, reappear; come to, come to life again; live again, rise again.    heal, skin over, cicatrize; right itself.    restore, put back, place in statu quo [Lat.]; reinstate, replace, reseat, rehabilitate, reestablish, reestate^†, reinstall.    reconstruct, rebuild, reorganize, reconstitute; reconvert; renew, renovate; regenerate; rejuvenate.    redeem, reclaim, recover, retrieve; rescue etc. (deliver) 672.    redress, recure^†; cure, heal, remedy, doctor, physic, medicate; break of; bring round, set on one's legs.    resuscitate, revive, reanimate, revivify, recall to life; reproduce etc. 163; warm up; reinvigorate, refresh etc. 689.    make whole, redintegrate^†; recoup etc. 790; make good, make all square; rectify, correct; put right, put to rights, set right, set to rights, set straight; set up; put in order etc. (arrange) 60; refit, recruit; fill up, fill up the ranks; reinforce.    repair; put in repair, remanufacture, put in thorough repair, put in complete repair; retouch, refashion, botch^†, vamp, tinker, cobble; do up, patch up, touch up, plaster up, vamp up; darn, finedraw^†, heelpiece^†; stop a gap, stanch, staunch, caulk, calk, careen, splice, bind up wounds.    ... show more

Dutch: inrichten, toebereiden

Put into a proper or systematic order.

synonym: arrange.

Dutch: schikken, regelen

Begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc..

Dutch: opzetten

Take or catch as if in a snare or trap:
— I was set up!.

synonyms: ensnare, entrap, frame.

Produce:
— The scientists set up a shock wave.

synonyms: effect, effectuate.

Dutch: bewerkstelligen

Set up for use.

synonyms: instal, install, put in.

Dutch: installeren, opzetten

Place.

synonyms: establish, instal, install.

Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit.

synonym: rig.

Dutch: harden, leiden, regelen, schikken, verstrikken

Erect and fasten.

synonym: pitch.

Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events:
— Set up one's life.

synonyms: arrange, order, put.

Equip with sails or masts.

synonyms: rig, set.

Dutch: optakelen, optuigen, tuigen

Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.

synonyms: fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set.

Dutch: bereiden, opzetten, klaarmaken, opmaken, prepareren, voorbereiden