1
[ verb ] set up or found

Synonyms

set_up launch found

Examples

"She set up a literacy program"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

It would authorize the Texas_Education_Agency to establish county-wide day_schools for the deaf in counties of 300000 or more population , require deaf children between 6 and 13 years of_age to attend the day_schools , permitting older ones to attend the residential Texas_School_for_the_Deaf here .

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

Many such loans have been made to establish small concerns or to aid in their growth , thereby contributing substantially to community development programs .

The Banks_for_Cooperatives were established to provide a permanent source of credit on a sound basis for farmers ' cooperatives .

(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)

He took advantage of the antagonism between aggressive assertiveness and anxiety and found a relatively rapid disappearance of anxiety when the former attitude was established .

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

But these countries have made big strides toward developing the necessary human and social overhead capital ; they have established reasonably stable and effective governmental institutions at national and local levels ; and they have begun to develop a capacity to deal realistically and simultaneously with all the major sectors of their economies .

2
[ verb ] set up or lay the groundwork for

Examples

"establish a new department"

Used in print

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

Purpose of this inventory is to include all eligible productive facilities in SBA 's facilities register so that the small business_concerns may have an opportunity to avail themselves of the services authorized by the Congress in establishing the Small_Business_Administration .

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

It was shown that by proper anode design the net energy loss of the arc to the anode could be reduced to approximately 15 % of the total arc energy A detailed energy balance of the anode was established .

This tube could be adjusted in its axial direction by an electric drive to establish the required electrode spacing .

(Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)

In the fall of 1878 , the `` Popular_Telegraph_Line '' was established between Manchester and Factory_Point by the owners , Paul_W._Orvis , Henry_Gray , J._N._Hard , and Clark_J._Wait .

The first known telephone_line in Manchester was established in July 1883 between Burr and Manley 's store at Manchester_Depot and the Kent_and_Root_Marble_Company in South_Dorset .

3
[ verb ] establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

Examples

"The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound" "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

4
[ verb ] establish the validity of something

Examples

"This behavior shows his true nature"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

Martin_Tahse has established quite a reputation for himself as a successful stager of touring productions .

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

As in the theory of perception , established in psycho-physiology , the eye is recognized as an integral part of the brain .

(A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)

The specificity of staining with * * f was established as_follows : * * f specifically stained tumor sections but not sections of healthy sweet_clover stems or of crown_gall tumor tissue from sweet_clover .

(Kenneth Hoffman and Ray Kunze, Linear Al...)

It is very easy to establish by induction on r that if f is in * * f then * * f that_is , * * f , etc. .

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

There is a marked tendency for religions , once firmly established , to resist change , not_only in their own doctrines and policies and practices , but also in secular affairs having religious relevance .

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[ verb ] institute, enact, or establish

Synonyms

lay_down make

Examples

"make laws"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

He explained that by_law the council must establish procedures for a vote on the issue within 60 days after the board of canvassers completes its work .

(The Oregonian...)

Martin said the government has been working to establish firmer prices on primary products which may involve the total income of one country .

(The Wall Street Journal...)

`` My approval of_this bill should not be viewed_as establishing a precedent for the enactment of similar legislation for other mineral industries '' , the President said .

("Sports"...)

All Mantle needs is eight more home_runs in August and ten in September , and he will establish a new record .

(Robert Wallace, "This Is the Way It Came About"...)

A final factor which contributed greatly to the fragmentation of the Congo , immediately after independence , was the provincial structure that had been established by the Belgians for convenience in administration .

Related terms

make set

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[ verb ] bring about

Synonyms

give

Examples

"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

Used in print

(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)

But consideration of the frequency of stems per constant meaning seems to be established as having significance in comparative situations with diachronic and classificatory relevance ; and Gleason presumably is on_the_way with a further contribution in this area .

Related terms

make introduce pacify render

7
[ verb ] place

Synonyms

set_up instal install

Examples

"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"

Used in print

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

Cuban S._S._R. : Whatever may have been the setbacks resulting from the unsuccessful attempt of the Cuban rebels to establish a beachhead on the Castro held mainland last week , there was at_least one positive benefit , and that was the clear-cut revelation to the whole world of the complete conversion of Cuba into a Russian dominated military base .

(U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)

Lines of communications were established between the two companies and several du_Pont products were actively promoted .

Related terms

facility

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[ verb ] build or establish something abstract

Synonyms

build

Examples

"build a reputation"

Used in print

(Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)

Proprietorships can establish a unity and integrity of control ; corporations , being more amorphous , cannot .

Related terms

make

9
[ verb ] use as a basis for; found on

Synonyms

base found ground

Examples

"base a claim on some observation"

Used in print

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

The purpose of the present study is to study the thermal conditions and to establish an energy balance for a transpiration cooled anode as_well_as the effect of blowing on the arc voltage .

Related terms

build basis foundation

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