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es·tab·lish
 establish
- pronunciation:
- ih
stae
blihsh
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
established, establishes, establishing |
| definition 1: |
to found or bring into being on a firm or stable basis.
They established the business in 1918, and it's still running successfully.
- synonyms:
- begin, create, form, found, initiate, institute, organize, originate, start
- antonyms:
- abolish, abrogate, dissolve, do away with, lift, retract, revoke, sever, tear down
- similar words:
- constitute, construct, design, develop, ground, impose, inaugurate, install, open, pitch, plan, root, secure, set, settle
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| definition 2: |
to determine or prove to the satisfaction of others; show to be true or valid.
His attorney helped to establish his innocence.- synonyms:
- authenticate, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, prove, substantiate, validate, verify
- antonyms:
- disprove
- similar words:
- affirm, aver, base, certify, justify, show, support, sustain, uphold, warrant
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| definition 3: |
to put firmly into a situation or position, as into a job.
It was her popular second album that truly established her as a major pop star.The queen established Sir Walter Raleigh as Captain of the Guard.- synonyms:
- install, position, situate
- similar words:
- locate, place, settle, start
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| related words: |
appoint, ascertain, back, base, begin, charter, commence, conceive, confirm, contract, create, define, determine, evidence, father, fix, initiate, introduce, ordain, originate, pace, pioneer, root, set, specify, spot, substantiate, time, witness |
Establish is from a Latin word that means "to make firm." The word stable goes back to the same Latin roots.
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