Hyphenation of establish

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word establish ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of establish :

1.
Set up or found
She set up a literacy program
2.
Set up or lay the groundwork for
Establish a new department
3.
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
4.
Institute, enact, or establish
Make laws
5.
Bring about
The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
6.
Place
Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
7.
Build or establish something abstract
Build a reputation
8.
Use as a basis for
Found on Base a claim on some observation

Synonyms of establish :

verbset up, found, launch, open, open up
verb found, plant, constitute, institute, initiate, pioneer
verb prove, demonstrate, show, shew, confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
verblay down, make, make, create
verb give, make, create
verb install, instal, set up
verb base, ground, found
verb build, make, create

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