1. (

• establish ,
• set_up ,
• found ,
• launch ,

) set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" ;

2. (

• establish ,
• found ,
• plant ,
• constitute ,
• institute ,

) set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" ;

3. (

• prove ,
• demonstrate ,
• establish ,
• show ,
• shew

) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" ;

4. (

• lay_down ,
• establish ,
• make ,

) institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" ;

5. (

• establish ,
• give ,

) bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" ;

6. (

• install ,
• instal ,
• set_up ,
• establish

) place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" ;

7. (

• build ,
• establish ,

) build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation" ;

8. (

• establish ,
• base ,
• ground ,
• found

) use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" ;