establish

v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn: {set

up}, {found}, {launch}] [ant: {abolish}]

2: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new

department" [syn: {found}, {plant}, {constitute}, {institute}]

3: establish the validity of something; "This behavior shows

his true nature" [syn: {prove}, {demonstrate}, {show}, {shew}]

[ant: {disprove}]

4: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: {lay down},

{make}]

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

[syn: {give}]

6: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn: {install},

{instal}, {set up}]

7: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

[syn: {build}]

8: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some

observation" [syn: {base}, {ground}, {found}]