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
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.use as a basis for; found on;
base a claim on some observation
8.build or establish something abstract;
build a reputation