单词 | establish |
释义 | establish/ɪˈstablɪʃ / /ɛˈstablɪʃ/verb [with object] 1Set up on a firm or permanent basis: the scheme was established in 1975...
Synonyms set up, start, begin, get going, put in place, initiate, institute, form, found, create, bring into being, inaugurate, organize, lay the foundations of, build, construct, install, plant 1.1Initiate or bring about (contact or communication): the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992...
2Achieve permanent acceptance or recognition for: the principle of the supremacy of national parliaments needs to be firmly established he had established himself as a film star...
2.1Introduce (a character, set, or location) into a film or play and allow its identification: establish the location with a wide shot...
3Show (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts: [with clause]: the police established that the two passports were forgeries...
Synonyms prove, demonstrate, show, show to be true, show beyond doubt, indicate, signify, signal, display, exhibit, manifest, denote, attest to, evidence, determine, validate, confirm, verify, certify, ratify, corroborate, substantiate, evince, bespeak, constitute evidence of, constitute proof of 4 Bridge Ensure that one’s remaining cards in (a suit) will be winners (if not trumped) by playing off the high cards in that suit: the right plan would be to establish dummy’s diamonds...
Derivativesestablisher
OriginLate Middle English (recorded earlier as stablish): from Old French establiss-, lengthened stem of establir, from Latin stabilire 'make firm', from stabilis (adjective) 'stable'. Rhymes |
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