establish
     v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn: {set
          up}, {found}, {launch}] [ant: {abolish}]
     2: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new
        department" [syn: {found}, {plant}, {constitute}, {institute}]
     3: establish the validity of something, as by an example,
        explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated
        the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician
        showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {prove}, {demonstrate},
         {show}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
     4: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: {lay down},
         {make}]
     5: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
        [syn: {give}]
     6: place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" [syn: {install},
         {instal}, {set up}]
     7: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some
        observation" [syn: {base}, {ground}, {found}]
     8: build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
        [syn: {build}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0