| verb | set up or found “She set up a literacy program” |
| verb | set up or lay the groundwork for “establish a new department” |
| verb | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment “The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound” |
| verb | institute, enact, or establish “make laws” |
| verb | bring about “The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth” |
| verb | place “Her manager had set her up at the Ritz” |
| verb | build or establish something abstract “build a reputation” |
| verb | use as a basis for; found on “base a claim on some observation” |
| adjective | brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established “the established social order” |
| adjective | settled securely and unconditionally “that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact” |
| adjective | conforming with accepted standards “a conventional view of the world” |
| adjective | shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt “the established facts in the case” |
| adjective | introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation |
| establishment | noun | the act of forming or establishing something |
| foundation | noun | an institution supported by an endowment |
| founder | noun | a person who founds or establishes some institution |
| founding | noun | the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new |
| constitution | noun | the act of forming or establishing something |
| institution | noun | the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new |
| demonstrative | adjective | serving to demonstrate |
| installation | noun | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry |
| base | noun | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained |
| ground | noun | a rational motive for a belief or action |
| conventionality | noun | orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional |