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- pronunciation:
- ih
stae
blihsh
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
establishes, establishing, established |
| definition 1: |
to successfully start or make something that did not exist before.
His grandfather established the business many decades ago.Her new book established her reputation as a great writer of fiction.
- synonyms:
- begin, create, form, found, initiate, institute, organize, originate, start
- antonyms:
- abolish, dissolve, do away with, lift, revoke, tear down
- similar words:
- construct, design, develop, ground, impose, inaugurate, install, open, pitch, plan, root, secure, set
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| definition 2: |
to prove or show to be true.
The lawyer established the suspect's guilt.- synonyms:
- confirm, demonstrate, prove, verify
- antonyms:
- disprove
- similar words:
- affirm, base, justify, show, support, sustain, uphold, warrant
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| related words: |
appoint, ascertain, base, charter, commence, confirm, create, determine, fix, initiate, introduce, ordain, originate, pace, set, time |
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Establish is from a Latin word that means "to make firm." The word stable goes back to the same Latin roots.
The word establish
contains the following part:
sta, stas, stat, stant, -stance
Latin and Greek
root
that means stand, standing, stabilize
  Example words:
circumstance, constant, ecstasy, establish, obstacle, stable, static, station, stationary, statue, status, substance
- synonyms:
- sist
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