English verb: establish | |||
1. | establish (social) set up or found | ||
Samples | She set up a literacy program. | ||
Synonyms | found, launch, set up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | open, open up | ||
Antonyms | abolish, get rid of | ||
2. | establish (creation) set up or lay the groundwork for | ||
Samples | Establish a new department. | ||
Synonyms | constitute, found, institute, plant | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | initiate, pioneer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | appoint, constitute, fix, name, nominate | ||
3. | establish (cognition) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | ||
Samples | The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound. The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture. | ||
Synonyms | demonstrate, prove, shew, show | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | contradict, negate, prove, prove oneself, stultify | ||
Antonyms | confute, disprove | ||
4. | establish (cognition) institute, enact, or establish | ||
Samples | Make laws. | ||
Synonyms | lay down, make | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | mark, set | ||
5. | establish (creation) bring about | ||
Samples | The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth. | ||
Synonyms | give | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | introduce, pacify | ||
Verb group | generate, give, render, return, yield | ||
6. | establish (contact) place | ||
Samples | Her manager had set her up at the Ritz. | ||
Synonyms | instal, install, set up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
7. | establish (creation) build or establish something abstract | ||
Samples | Build a reputation. | ||
Synonyms | build | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
8. | establish (cognition) use as a basis for; found on | ||
Samples | Base a claim on some observation. | ||
Synonyms | base, found, ground | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | build | ||