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

Most federal criminal cases start when a prosecutor calls one or more witnesses before a grand jury, establishes probable cause, and persuades the grand jury to return an indictment.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

Mr. de la Bédoyère’s book establishes how much we know about the ancient world and how much we cannot know.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"The fact that there are sanctions establishes the fact that there have been violations."

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Discounts and booking terms can complicate comparisons, and none of these tests establishes that the AI commission caused the price gap.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

But once a science establishes itself it becomes, to a remarkable degree, autonomous, immune to influence from other fields.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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