establish
[verb]
Synonyms:
- create, constitute, form, found, ground, inaugurate, institute, settle, set up
- prove, authenticate, certify, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, substantiate, verify

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Antonyms: abrogate, repeal, abolish, disprove
Contrasted words: eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, uproot, wipe (out), disestablish, demolish, tear down, discredit, expose, show up, confute, invalidate, parry, rebut, refute
Related Idioms: lay the foundation for (or of), afford (or offer) proof of
Related Words: enroot, entrench, implant, inculcate, infix, instill, root, set down, set up, moor, rivet, secure, found, ground, formulate, authorize, decree, legislate, prescribe, endow, provide, originate, build, authenticate, confirm, corroborate, document, substantiate, verify, attest, clarify

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English Thesaurus: establish, set up, open, found, inaugurate, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

es‧tab‧lish S2 W1 AC /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: verb: establish; noun: establishment; adjective: established]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: establir, from Latin stabilire 'to make firm']

1. to start a company, organization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time Synonym : found:
The city of Boerne was established by German settlers in the 1840s.
Our goal is to establish a new research centre in the North.

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In everyday English, people usually say set up or start a company or organization, rather than use establish:
The company was set up in 1976.

2. to begin a relationship with someone or a situation that will continue
establish relations/links/contact etc (with somebody)
Hungary established diplomatic relations with Chile in 1990.
I wondered why he should bother to try and establish contact with me.

3. to find out facts that will prove that something is true:
The police must establish the facts of the case before proceeding.
establish that
The autopsy established that he had been murdered.
establish whether/if
I was never able to establish whether she was telling the truth.

4. to make people accept that you can do something, or that you have a particular quality
establish yourself (as/in)
He had three years in which to establish himself as Prime Minister.
He’d already begun to establish quite a reputation as a journalist.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

establish
verb
I. start/create sth
VERB + ESTABLISH attempt to, seek to, try to trying to establish links with local schools
help (to), help sb (to) | agree to The two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic relations.
be able to | be important to
PHRASES an attempt/effort to establish sth, newly/recently established He was appointed to the newly established Department of the Environment.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

establish
II. make sth known and accepted
ADV. firmly, securely His position in the organization is now firmly established.
VERB + ESTABLISH attempt to, seek to, try to | help (to), help sb (to) The exhibition helped her establish herself as an artist.
PREP. as He has now established his reputation as a popular musician.
PHRASES become/get established The festival has become established as one of the town's annual events.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

establish
III. make certain of sth
ADV. conclusively, definitely | empirically
VERB + ESTABLISH attempt to, seek to, try to Police are still trying to establish the identity of the dead man.
help (to) | be able to | be possible to | be difficult to | be important to
PHRASES an attempt/effort to establish sth

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

establish
verb
BAD: I want to establish a cooperative store.
GOOD: I want to open a cooperative store.

Usage Note:
You establish a major company or organization that will probably run forever or for a very long time: 'As soon as Rwanda became independent, it established its own national bank.' 'Most of the money is to be used to establish local industries and mobilize the workforce.'
You start or start up a small company or organization: 'They intend to use the money to start up their own taxi business.'
You open a new shop, restaurant, shopping mall etc: 'They're planning to open a small hotel just outside town.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

establish to start a company or organization, especially one that exists for a long time:
The company was established in 1899.
He established a new research centre in Dublin.
Most of the money will be used to establish local industries and mobilize the work-force.
set up to start a new company or organization. Set up is less formal than establish, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English:
Kate and her partner are setting up their own printing business.
Dad set up as a builder in 1990 and now he employs over twenty men.
open to start a business that provides services to the public, such as a shop, restaurant, or hotel:
He opened his first restaurant in 1995.
They just opened a new supermarket on Van Nuys Boulevard.
found to start a company or an organization such as a school or a hospital, especially by providing the money for it – used about something that was started a long time ago:
Who originally founded the college?
The bank was founded 60 years ago in Munich.
inaugurate /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt, ɪˈnɔːɡjʊreɪt $ -ˈnɒː-/ formal to start an organization with an official ceremony:
Twenty years after the airport was inaugurated, it introduced its first transatlantic flights.

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