establish

verb

(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.

(transitive) To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.

(transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.

(transitive) To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate.

Roots

stabilisstabl- · Latin · steady, firm

Synonyms for establish

buildv foundv provev makev installv constitutev createv demonstratev ascertainv determinev initiatev definev formulatev ensconcev launchv instituten substantiatev

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Where does establish come from?

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