v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: SET 1, fix, lay, place, put, settle, stick
Related Words: enroot, entrench, implant, inculcate, infix, instill, root; set down, set up; moor, rivet, secure; found, ground
Contrasted Words: eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, uproot, wipe (out)
Antonyms: abrogate
2
Synonyms: BASE , bottom, found, ground, predicate, rest, stay
Idioms: lay the foundation for ( or of)
3
Synonyms: ENACT 1, constitute, make
Related Words: formulate; authorize, decree, legislate, prescribe
Antonyms: repeal
4
Synonyms: FOUND 2, constitute, create, institute, organize, set up, start
Related Words: endow, provide; originate; build
Contrasted Words: disestablish; demolish, tear down
Antonyms: abolish
5
Synonyms: ERECT 5, build up, construct, hammer (out), set up
6 to make clear beyond a reasonable doubt FF1C; established an alibi for the time of the crime FF1E;
Synonyms: demonstrate, determine, make out, prove, show
Related Words: authenticate, confirm, corroborate, document, substantiate, verify; attest; clarify
Idioms: afford ( or offer) proof of
Contrasted Words: discredit, expose, show up; confute, invalidate, parry, rebut, refute
Antonyms: disprove