Scrabble?! ESTABLISH

Definitions of ESTABLISH in various dictionaries:

verb - set up or found

verb - set up or lay the groundwork for

verb - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

verb - institute, enact, or establish

verb - bring about

verb - place

verb - build or establish something abstract

verb - use as a basis for

To set up; found.

To bring about; generate: establish goodwill in the neighborhood.

To place or settle in a secure position or condition; install: They established me in my own business.

To make firm or secure.

To cause to be recognized and accepted: a discovery that established his reputation.

To introduce and put (a law, for example) into force.

To prove the validity or truth of: The defense attorneys established the innocence of the accused.

To make a state institution of (a church).