establish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \i-ˈsta-blish\
- /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \i-ˈsta-blish\

Definitions of establish word

noun establish Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis. 1
transitive verb establish create 1
transitive verb establish install 1
transitive verb establish make recognized 1
transitive verb establish make happen 1
transitive verb establish promulgate 1

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Parts of speech for Establish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Establish

establish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for establish

verb establish

set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
found — simple past tense and past participle of find.
start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.

All 76 Synonyms of establish

Antonyms for establish

verb establish

close down — to cease or cause to cease operations
disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.

All 38 Antonyms of establish

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