- pronunciation:
- ih
stae
blihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
establishes, establishing, established |
| definition: |
to start or make something that did not exist before.
He established a new business last year.
- synonyms:
- begin, create, form, organize, start
- antonyms:
- tear down
- similar words:
- construct, design, develop, install, open, pitch, plan
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| related words: |
base, create, set |
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Establish is from a Latin word that means "to make firm." The word
stable goes back to the same Latin roots.