Main entry: found, establish, ground, base
Definition: use as a basis for; found on
Usage: base a claim on some observation
Main entry: shew, show, prove, demonstrate, establish
Definition: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
Usage: The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound; The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
Main entry: establish, make, lay down
Definition: institute, enact, or establish
Usage: make laws
Main entry: instal, install, establish, set up
Definition: place
Usage: Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
Main entry: plant, establish, found, constitute, institute
Definition: set up or lay the groundwork for
Usage: establish a new department
Definition: bring about
Usage: The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
Definition: build or establish something abstract
Usage: build a reputation
Main entry: found, establish, launch, set up
Definition: set up or found
Usage: She set up a literacy program