Verb
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use as a basis for
found on
"base a claim on some observation"
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build or establish something abstract
"build a reputation"
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place
"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
- set up -
bring about
"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
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institute, enact, or establish
"make laws"
- lay down -
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"
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set up or lay the groundwork for
"establish a new department"
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set up or found
"She set up a literacy program"
- set up