verb (v)

• set up or found(verb.social)

  Synonym:
  found, launch, set up
  Antonym:
  abolish, get rid of
  

  source: wordnet30
• set up or lay the groundwork for(verb.creation)

  Example:
  Establish a new department.
  

  Synonym:
  constitute, found, institute, plant
  

  source: wordnet30
• establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment(verb.cognition)

  Synonym:
  demonstrate, prove, shew, show
  Antonym:
  confute, disprove
  

  source: wordnet30
• institute, enact, or establish(verb.cognition)

  Synonym:
  lay down, make
  

  source: wordnet30
• bring about(verb.creation)

  Example:
  The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth.
  

  Synonym:
  give
  

  source: wordnet30
• place(verb.contact)

  Synonym:
  instal, install, set up
  

  source: wordnet30
• build or establish something abstract(verb.creation)

  Synonym:
  build
  

  source: wordnet30
• use as a basis for; found on(verb.cognition)

  Synonym:
  base, found, ground
  

  source: wordnet30
• To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm.(verb)

  source: webster1913