establish
To set something up, or to prove that something is true.
establish in a sentence
- They hope to establish a chess club before the end of term.
- The police could not establish who had been in the building that evening.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to establish?
- Adestroy
- Bdisprove
- Cfound
- Dend
Show the answer
C: found. The other three mean the opposite of establish.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to establish?
- Aconfirm
- Bcreate
- Cdestroy
- Dfound
Show the answer
C: destroy. The other three mean nearly the same as establish.
Words that mean something similar
found, create, confirm
Words that mean the opposite
destroy, disprove, end
More words about thinking & learning
- evaluate: To think carefully about how good or useful something is.
- evident: Easy to see or understand.
- fable: A short story, often about animals, that teaches a lesson.
- fathom: To understand something after thinking about it very hard.
- foresee: To know something will happen before it actually does.
- fundamental: Forming the most important base of something.
- heed: To pay careful attention to advice or a warning.
- ignorant: Not knowing about something, often because you have not been told or taught.
More words to explore
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