Synonyms of establish

1. establish, set up, found, launch, open, open up: usage: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
2. establish, found, plant, constitute, institute, initiate, pioneer: usage: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
3. prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew, confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm: usage: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
4. lay down, establish, make, make, create: usage: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
5. establish, give, make, create: usage: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
6. install, instal, set up, establish: usage: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
7. build, establish, make, create: usage: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
8. establish, base, ground, found: usage: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"