establish
verb (START) /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/Definition
B2 [T often passive] to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time: The brewery was established in 1822. These methods of working were established in the last century.Starting, succeeding and failing in business C1 [T often passive] to start having a relationship with, or communicating with another person, company, country, or organization: There is a strong need to establish effective communication links between staff, parents, pupils, and external bodies.
(Definition of establish verb (START) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- administration noun (BUSINESS CLOSING)
- axe noun
- bankrupt verb
- bankruptcy noun
- branch out phrasal verb
- bust adjective (BUSINESS)
- charter verb (OFFICIAL START)
- establishment noun (START)
- float verb (BUSINESS)
- growing pains noun (DIFFICULTIES)
- locate verb (MOVE)
- moribund adjective
- official receiver noun
- organic growth noun
- prosper verb
- receiver noun (PERSON)
- shut (sth) down phrasal verb
- venture noun
- wind (sth) down phrasal verb
- wind sth up phrasal verb
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