| 单词 | establish |
| 释义 | establish (once / 44 pages) 1v 2v To establish something means to begin it or bring it about. If you want everyone in your family to bring you chocolate every evening, you can establish a “Chocolates for Me” policy requiring it. Establish is related to stable through its Latin roots and has many meanings, but all have the feel of building on a stable foundation. Besides the meaning of setting a policy, establish can also mean to prove one's value. You should establish yourself in a community before you try to bring change to it. Similarly, if you like to debate controversial issues, you'd best begin with facts that have been established and are not open to question. If you have a lot of money and want to build up your community, you can establish, or found, a school or library there. WORD FAMILYestablish: disestablish, established, establishes, establishing, establishment, reestablish+/disestablish: disestablished, disestablishes, disestablishing, disestablishment/established: self-established, unestablished/establishment: establishmentarianism, establishmentism, establishments, re-establishment/establishmentarianism: antiestablishmentarianism/establishmentism: antiestablishmentism/reestablish: reestablished, reestablishes, reestablishing USAGE EXAMPLESFassel said that building “chemistry” throughout the organization would be his top goal, along with establishing an identity. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) It is the first step toward establishing a $100,000 endowment fund with additional contributions. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In 2012, the Michigan Legislature passed Public Act 520 establishing wolves a game species and setting in motion plans for a statewide hunting season. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v set up or found Syn|Ant|Hyper found, launch, set up abolish, get rid of do away with open, open up start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning 2v set up or lay the groundwork for establish a new department Syn|Hypo|Hyper constitute, found, institute, plant fix set or place definitely appoint, constitute, name, nominatecreate and charge with a task or function packset up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome co-optappoint summarily or commandeer initiate, pioneer take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of 3v institute, enact, or establish Syn|Hypo|Hyper lay down, make mark, set establish as the highest level or best performance create, make make or cause to be or to become 4v place Syn instal, install, set up 5v bring about 2The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth Syn|Hypo|Hyper give generate, give, render, return, yield give or supply introduce bring in or establish in a new place or environment pacifyfight violence and try to establish peace in (a location) interposeintroduce create, make make or cause to be or to become 1v build or establish something abstract Syn|Hyper build create, make make or cause to be or to become 2v use as a basis for; found on Syn|Hypo base, found, ground build found or ground 3v establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper demonstrate, prove, shew, show confute, disprove prove to be false prove oneself show one's ability or courage proveprove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof contradict, negateprove negative; show to be false stultifyprove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence invalidate, nullifyshow to be invalid confute, disproveprove to be false affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
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