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The definition of establish

9 Definitions of: establish

    1. verb, to make secure or permanent in a certain place, condition, job, etc
    2. verb, to create or set up (an organization, etc) on or as if on a permanent basis
    3. verb, to prove correct or free from doubt; validate
    4. verb, to cause (a principle, theory, etc) to be widely or permanently accepted
    5. verb, to give (a Church) the status of a national institution
    6. verb, (of a person) to become recognized and accepted
    7. verb, (in works of imagination) to cause (a character, place, etc) to be credible and recognized
    8. verb, cards to make winners of (the remaining cards of a suit) by forcing out opponents' top cards
    9. verb, botany a) to cause (a plant) to grow or (of a plant) to grow in a new place b) to become or cause to become a sapling or adult plant from a seedling
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Synonyms: organize, inaugurate, set up, found, start, create, institute, install, constitute, prove And more...
 

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