establish

verb

1. set up or found

   verb.social

   Synonyms found launch set up

   Antonyms abolish get rid of

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. set up or lay the groundwork for

   verb.creation

   Examples

   Establish a new department.

   Synonyms constitute found institute plant

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

   verb.cognition

   Synonyms demonstrate prove shew show

   Antonyms confute disprove

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. institute, enact, or establish

   verb.cognition

   Synonyms lay down make

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. bring about

   verb.creation

   Examples

   The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth.

   Synonyms give

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. place

   verb.contact

   Synonyms instal install set up

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. build or establish something abstract

   verb.creation

   Synonyms build

   Source: WordNet 3.0

8. use as a basis for; found on

   verb.cognition

   Synonyms base found ground

   Source: WordNet 3.0

9. To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm.

   verb

   Source: webster1913