Meaning of establish
Definition of establish
(verb)
set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"