establish :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

give

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

build

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

base, ground, found

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

make, lay down

v. institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"

set up, install, instal

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

launch, set up, found

v. set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"

show, prove, demonstrate, shew

v. 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"

plant, institute, found, constitute, lay the groundwork for

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

manufacture, make up, invent, fabricate, cook up

v. make up something artificial or untrue

arrange, set up

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

schedule, make a schedule for

v. make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon"

raise, rear, put up, set up, erect

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

manufacture, construct, fabricate

v. put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"

plant, institute, establish, found, constitute, lay the groundwork for

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

devise, get up, prepare, organize

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

set up, install, instal

v. set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"

plant, set, put into the soil, set to grow

v. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

fix, deposit, pose, posit, situate

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

shape, form, forge, mold, mould

v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

model, simulate, reenact, re-enact

v. create again

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

settle, fix firmly, ensconce

v. fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

check, control, see, insure, ensure, ascertain, assure, make sure, make certain, see to it

v. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

authenticate, establish as genuine

v. establish the authenticity of something

build, establish

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

cause, create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

inaugurate, kick off, begin formally

v. commence officially

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

model, simulate, reenact, re-enact

v. create again

enact, reenact, re-enact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

destroy

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

get rid of, abolish

v. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

disprove, confute

v. prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

refute, rebut, controvert

v. prove to be false or incorrect

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