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- pronunciation:
- ih
stae
blihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History, Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
establishes, establishing, established |
| 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.The diplomats worked to establish stronger ties between the two nations.With the publication of her third novel, her reputation as a brilliant novelist was finally established.
- 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.The medical examiner established that the cause of the victim's death was drowning.[verb + (that) + clause
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- 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 |
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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.
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