establish

verb

es·tab·lish i-ˈsta-blish How to pronounce establish (audio)

established; establishing; establishes

transitive verb

: to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement

obsolete : settle sense 7

: to make firm or stable

: to introduce and cause to grow and multiply

establish grass on pasturelands

: to bring into existence : found

established a republic

: bring about, effect

established friendly relations

: to put on a firm basis : set up

establish his son in business

: to put into a favorable position

: to gain full recognition or acceptance of

the role established her as a star

: to make (a church) a national or state institution

: to put beyond doubt : prove

established my innocence

establishable

i-ˈsta-bli-shə-bəl How to pronounce establish (audio)

adjective

establisher

i-ˈsta-bli-shər How to pronounce establish (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

The film established her as a star. She established a reputation as a hard worker. The word is now established as part of the English language. The company has established itself as a leader in the industry. As a young doctor he worked hard to establish himself in the community. They want to establish their children in the family business. She established a system of tracking expenses more accurately. The two countries established a mutual trade agreement. establishing a link between diet and cancer Investigators are trying to establish if anyone knew about these problems before the accident. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Her goal is to establish a practice that will serve immigrant families like her own, with a specialty in either family medicine or obstetrics and gynecology.

Sara Hutchinson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 With the Artemis program, NASA’s ultimate goal is to establish a long-term presence on the moon, conduct more research and prepare astronauts to live and work in space, skills that will be important for Mars missions.

Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Tornare’s chief priority was to establish what the Zenith brand was all about.

Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022 With the Artemis program, NASA’s ultimate goal is to establish a long-term presence on the moon, conduct more research and prepare astronauts to live and work in space, skills that will be important for Mars missions.

Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 So, the first part of this program is really to establish a sustainable lunar presence on the - on the lunar surface and then both in orbit around the moon.

CBS News, 28 Aug. 2022 The purpose of public relations—especially publicity, the heart of PR—is to establish the credibility of a person or organization.

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 The ultimate goal for the team, made up of wildlife care and health teams, reproductive physiologists and geneticists, is to establish a sustainable population of northern white rhinos.

Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022 As things stand, Biden keeps getting sued anyway—often by none other than Miller himself, whose post–White House move has been to establish a conservative legal group to duke out the culture wars in federal courtrooms.

Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 See More

Legal Definition

establish

transitive verb

es·tab·lish

: to institute (as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement

we the people of the United States…do ordain and establish this Constitution

U.S. Constitution preamble

: to make firm or stable

: to bring into existence : found

Congress shall have power…to establish post offices and post roads

U.S. Constitution art. I

specifically : to found (a national bank) pursuant to a charter

: to make (a church) a national or state institution see also establishment, establishment clause

: to put beyond doubt : prove

: to place in a position of being accepted or followed

a rule established by case law

establishing

verb

present participle of establish

as in proving

to gain full recognition or acceptance of a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

proving
demonstrating
showing
substantiating
upholding
sustaining
confirming
documenting
verifying
evidencing
justifying
authenticating
supporting
validating
attesting
corroborating
bearing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disproving
invalidating
refuting
discrediting
rebutting
confuting

as in demonstrating

to show the existence or truth of by evidence the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

proving
demonstrating
validating
documenting
identifying
verifying
substantiating
confirming
upholding
supporting
evidencing
sustaining
buttressing
corroborating
recording
certifying
authenticating
adducing
evincing
witnessing
attesting
clinching
testifying
vouching
circumstantiating
nailing
deposing
settling
confessing
backing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disproving
refuting
rebutting
objecting
challenging
disputing
alleging
assuming
presuming
suspecting
guessing
conjecturing
surmising

as in founding

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of established the first school in the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

founding
initiating
creating
pioneering
introducing
launching
instituting
inaugurating
constructing
planting
beginning
constituting
innovating
starting
organizing
developing
originating
inventing
devising
producing
authoring
manufacturing
concocting
fathering
expanding
conceiving
enlarging
setting up
systematizing
endowing
financing
funding
fabricating
contriving
reinstituting
arranging
subsidizing
making up
relaunching
reinitiating
refounding
systemizing
cooking (up)
thinking (up)
putting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

abolishing
closing (down)
shutting (up)
nullifying
annihilating
annulling
stopping
terminating
finishing
ending
halting
phasing out
rounding (off or out)
wrapping up
winding up

单词	establishing
释义	establish verb es·tab·lish i-ˈsta-blish established; establishing; establishes transitive verb 1 : to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement 2 obsolete : settle sense 7 3 a : to make firm or stable b : to introduce and cause to grow and multiply establish grass on pasturelands 4 a : to bring into existence : found established a republic b : bring about, effect established friendly relations 5 a : to put on a firm basis : set up establish his son in business b : to put into a favorable position c : to gain full recognition or acceptance of the role established her as a star 6 : to make (a church) a national or state institution 7 : to put beyond doubt : prove established my innocence establishable i-ˈsta-bli-shə-bəl adjective establisher i-ˈsta-bli-shər noun Synonyms demonstrate prove show substantiate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The film established her as a star. She established a reputation as a hard worker. The word is now established as part of the English language. The company has established itself as a leader in the industry. As a young doctor he worked hard to establish himself in the community. They want to establish their children in the family business. She established a system of tracking expenses more accurately. The two countries established a mutual trade agreement. establishing a link between diet and cancer Investigators are trying to establish if anyone knew about these problems before the accident. See More Recent Examples on the Web Her goal is to establish a practice that will serve immigrant families like her own, with a specialty in either family medicine or obstetrics and gynecology. Sara Hutchinson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 With the Artemis program, NASA’s ultimate goal is to establish a long-term presence on the moon, conduct more research and prepare astronauts to live and work in space, skills that will be important for Mars missions. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Tornare’s chief priority was to establish what the Zenith brand was all about. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022 With the Artemis program, NASA’s ultimate goal is to establish a long-term presence on the moon, conduct more research and prepare astronauts to live and work in space, skills that will be important for Mars missions. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 So, the first part of this program is really to establish a sustainable lunar presence on the - on the lunar surface and then both in orbit around the moon. CBS News, 28 Aug. 2022 The purpose of public relations—especially publicity, the heart of PR—is to establish the credibility of a person or organization. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 The ultimate goal for the team, made up of wildlife care and health teams, reproductive physiologists and geneticists, is to establish a sustainable population of northern white rhinos. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022 As things stand, Biden keeps getting sued anyway—often by none other than Miller himself, whose post–White House move has been to establish a conservative legal group to duke out the culture wars in federal courtrooms. Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English establissen, from Anglo-French establiss-, stem of establir, from Latin stabilire, from stabilis stable First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing establish re-establish pre-establish re-establish pre-establish Kids Definition establish verb es·tab·lish i-ˈsta-blish established; establishing 1 : to bring into being : found They established a colony. 2 : to put beyond doubt : prove She established her innocence. Legal Definition establish transitive verb es·tab·lish 1 : to institute (as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement we the people of the United States…do ordain and establish this Constitution U.S. Constitution preamble 2 : to make firm or stable 3 : to bring into existence : found Congress shall have power…to establish post offices and post roads U.S. Constitution art. I specifically : to found (a national bank) pursuant to a charter 4 : to make (a church) a national or state institution see also establishment, establishment clause 5 : to put beyond doubt : prove 6 : to place in a position of being accepted or followed a rule established by case law establishing verb present participle of establish 1 as in proving to gain full recognition or acceptance of a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance proving demonstrating showing substantiating upholding sustaining confirming documenting verifying evidencing justifying authenticating supporting validating attesting corroborating bearing out Antonyms & Near Antonyms disproving invalidating refuting discrediting rebutting confuting 2 as in demonstrating to show the existence or truth of by evidence the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town Synonyms & Similar Words proving demonstrating validating documenting identifying verifying substantiating confirming upholding supporting evidencing sustaining buttressing corroborating recording certifying authenticating adducing evincing witnessing attesting clinching testifying vouching circumstantiating nailing deposing settling confessing backing (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms disproving refuting rebutting objecting challenging disputing alleging assuming presuming suspecting guessing conjecturing surmising See More 3 as in founding to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of established the first school in the town Synonyms & Similar Words founding initiating creating pioneering introducing launching instituting inaugurating constructing planting beginning constituting innovating starting organizing developing originating inventing devising producing authoring manufacturing concocting fathering expanding conceiving enlarging setting up systematizing endowing financing funding fabricating contriving reinstituting arranging subsidizing making up relaunching reinitiating refounding systemizing cooking (up) thinking (up) putting up Antonyms & Near Antonyms abolishing closing (down) shutting (up) nullifying annihilating annulling stopping terminating finishing ending halting phasing out rounding (off or out) wrapping up winding up See More
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establish

verb

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