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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
es·tab·lish    Audio Help   [i-stab-lish] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
2.to install or settle in a position, place, business, etc.: to establish one's child in business.
3.to show to be valid or true; prove: to establish the facts of the matter.
4.to cause to be accepted or recognized: to establish a custom; She established herself as a leading surgeon.
5.to bring about permanently: to establish order.
6.to enact, appoint, or ordain for permanence, as a law; fix unalterably.
7.to make (a church) a national or state institution.
8.Cards. to obtain control of (a suit) so that one can win all the subsequent tricks in it.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME establissen < MF establiss-, extended s. of establir < L stabilīre, akin to stabilis stable2]

—Related forms
es·tab·lish·a·ble, adjective
es·tab·lish·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. form, organize. See fix. 3. verify, substantiate. 6. decree.
—Antonyms 1. abolish. 3. disprove.
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Thesaurus Entries (2 more entries. View all »)
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  establish
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To place securely in a position or condition.
Synonyms:  ensconce, fix, install, seat, settle
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  establish
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To put in force or cause to be by legal authority.
Synonyms:  constitute, enact, legislate, make, promulgate
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  base
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To provide a basis for.
Synonyms:  build, found, ground, predicate, rest, root, underpin
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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