establish

Verb

set up or found
set up or lay the groundwork for
- "establish a new department"
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
institute, enact, or establish
bring about
- "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
place
build or establish something abstract
use as a basis for; found on
To make stable or firm; to confirm.
To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate.

Examples

to establish a fact to establish a pattern

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern French établir), from Latin stabiliō, stabilīre, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”).

Synonyms

base, build, constitute, demonstrate, found, give, ground, instal, install, institute, launch, lay down, make, plant, prove, set up, shew, show

Antonyms

abolish, disprove

Scrabble Score: 14

establish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
establish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
establish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

establish: valid Words With Friends Word