establishes

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set up, organize v.
authenticate; demonstrate v.

VERB

set up, organize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authorize base build create enact form found inaugurate install institute provide put settle start

STRONG

constitute decree domiciliate endow ensconce entrench erect fix ground implant inculcate land live lodge moor originate place plant practice rivet root secure stabilize station stick

WEAK

lay foundation ring in set down start ball rolling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy end prevent remove ruin stop take

STRONG

cease change disarrange dislodge disorder disorganize displace forget let go loose loosen lose neglect refuse unfasten unfix unsettle

WEAK

confuse disestablish disprove invalidate

VERB

authenticate; demonstrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authorize base confirm determine enact formulate make prove ratify

STRONG

ascertain certify circumstantiate constitute corroborate decree disambiguate discover learn legislate predicate prescribe rest show stay substantiate validate verify

WEAK

find out make out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny destroy disallow disprove fail prevent refuse renounce stop veto

STRONG

contradict discredit invalidate miss reject

WEAK

confuse disestablish ruin unsettle

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establishes

Although the settlement establishes a workforce fund to retrain displaced workers, lawyers note it does not block job cuts.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

AB 1842 establishes a statewide program providing up to 12 months of mortgage relief for homeowners whose homes are made uninhabitable in a federally declared emergency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

"But as of today... there is no information that solidly establishes Morocco's responsibility for the wave we faced on July 31."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Our new work establishes that sucralose-6-acetate is genotoxic," Susan Schiffman said when the findings were announced in 2023.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

It establishes the connection between the speaker and the audience, and it steers how that speech will be received.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith