establish

Verb

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

• build or establish something abstract
  • build a reputation
    

• place
  • Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
    

• bring about
  • The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
    

• institute, enact, or establish
  • make laws
    

• 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
    

• set up or lay the groundwork for
  • establish a new department
    

• set up or found
  • She set up a literacy program
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  base , ground , found , build , install , instal , set up , give , lay down , make , prove , demonstrate , show , shew , plant , constitute , institute , launch
• Antonyms: 
  disprove , confute , abolish , get rid of