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es·tab·lish
 establish
- pronunciation:
- ih
stae
blihsh
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
established, establishes, establishing |
| definition 1: |
to bring into being; to found.
He established a new club.
- synonyms:
- begin, create, form, found, initiate, institute, organize, originate, start
- antonyms:
- abolish, dissolve, do away with, lift, revoke, tear down
- similar words:
- constitute, construct, design, develop, ground, impose, inaugurate, install, open, pitch, plan, root, secure, set
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| definition 2: |
to prove or show to be true.
The lawyer established the suspect's guilt.- synonyms:
- confirm, demonstrate, prove, verify
- antonyms:
- disprove
- similar words:
- affirm, base, justify, show, support, uphold
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| related words: |
appoint, ascertain, base, charter, commence, confirm, create, determine, fix, initiate, introduce, ordain, originate, pace, set, time |
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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