to establish

Examples

• All

• The commissariat of foreign affairs wants to establish an independent state there.

  Doctor Zhivago (1965)

• We're trying to get this CAP established over New York.

  United 93 (2006)

• You know, we need this, we, we need this to establish real contact.

• And we're hoping to be able to establish more connections with them.

• How do you think we should go about establishing World Peace?

• They're trying to establish a new order.

  Francis of Assisi (1961)

• So, we're trying to establish the dealer-artist trust bond.

  The Kill Room (2023)

• The Catholic schools were among the first to reopen and establish these conditions after the storm.

  Academic text (2011)

• Many companies begin implementing PLM by establishing a single source of product data or product record.

  Academic text (2011)

• A Republican Congress had established the institution in 1865 to aid the newly freed slaves.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

M

to make

vsto establish

∞ 1.0

To create something by putting parts together

is about starting lasting organizations or systems rather than physical production

C

to create

vsto establish

∞ 1.0

To make something new that does not exist yet

focuses on starting things expected to last rather than simple newness

S

to set up

vsto establish

683 3.4

To make something begin, for example a business

is used for starting things meant to last with emphasis on permanence rather than arrangement

F

to form

vsto establish

598 1.0

To create a group or organization

focuses on starting lasting systems or rules rather than creating structure

L

to launch

vsto establish

504 3.7

To start something new with energy, often in public

is about creating things intended to last rather than only an energetic introduction

F

to found

vsto establish

305 3.9

Create something like a company, school, or town

covers starting lasting things more broadly, not only organizations or settlements

E

to enact

vsto establish

• Formal

172 4.7

To make a rule into law by an official vote or order

covers starting lasting things in general, not only creating laws

I

to institute

vsto establish

• Formal

101 3.8

To officially start something such as a rule, process, or legal action

applies to creating lasting things beyond only formal rules or procedures

C

to constitute

vsto establish

• Formal

98 4.8

To officially set up a group, committee, or system

covers starting lasting things without focusing on formal procedure

L

to lay down

vsto establish

• Formal

70 3.9

Officially set a rule or law that people must follow

applies to creating lasting systems or organizations beyond merely stating rules

I

to instate

vsto establish

1 6.6

To start a new rule or system and put it into use

covers starting lasting things generally, not only activating rules or laws

Antonyms

A

to abolish

112 4.1

To officially end a law, system, or practice

D

to dissolve

• Formal

60 4.1

To officially end an organization, agreement, or relationship

D

to disband

43 4.3

To stop being a group, for example a band or committee

Phrasal Verbs

E

to establish a framework

• Formal

4.4

To create a basic plan that guides later work

How Established

to establish

772 4.1

to found

305 3.9

to create

∞ 1.0

to set up

983 2.7

to start

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology