establish

(verb) set up or found. Synonyms: set up, found, launch. Examples: "She set up a literacy program."

(verb) set up or lay the groundwork for. Synonyms: found, plant, constitute, institute. Examples: "Establish a new department."

(verb) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment. Synonyms: prove, demonstrate, show, shew. Examples: "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound." "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture."

(verb) institute, enact, or establish. Synonyms: lay down, make. Examples: "Make laws."

(verb) bring about. Synonyms: give. Examples: "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth."

(verb) place. Synonyms: install, instal, set up. Examples: "Her manager had set her up at the ritz."

(verb) build or establish something abstract. Synonyms: build. Examples: "Build a reputation."

(verb) use as a basis for; found on. Synonyms: base, ground, found. Examples: "Base a claim on some observation."