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establish
to start a company or organization, especially one that exists for a long time:
• The company was established in 1899. • He established a new research centre in Dublin. • Most of the money will be used to establish local industries and mobilize the work-force.
set up
to start a new company or organization. Set up is less formal than establish , and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English:
• Kate and her partner are setting up their own printing business. • Dad set up as a builder in 1990 and now he employs over twenty men.
open
to start a business that provides services to the public, such as a shop, restaurant, or hotel:
• He opened his first restaurant in 1995. • They just opened a new supermarket on Van Nuys Boulevard.
found
to start a company or an organization such as a school or a hospital, especially by providing the money for it – used about something that was started a long time ago:
• Who originally founded the college? • The bank was founded 60 years ago in Munich.
inaugurate
formal to start an organization with an official ceremony:
• Twenty years after the airport was inaugurated, it introduced its first transatlantic flights.
Longman-Thesaurus
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verb start/create sth VERB + ESTABLISH attempt to, seek to, try to trying to establish links with local schools | help (to), help sb (to) | agree to The two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic relations. | be able to | be important to PHRASES an attempt/effort to establish sth, newly/recently established He was appointed to the newly established Department of the Environment. make sth known and accepted ADV. firmly, securely His position in the organization is now firmly established. VERB + ESTABLISH attempt to, seek to, try to | help (to), help sb (to) The exhibition helped her establish herself as an artist. PREP. as He has now established his reputation as a popular musician. PHRASES become/get established The festival has become established as one of the town's annual events. make certain of sth ADV. conclusively, definitely | empirically VERB + ESTABLISH attempt to, seek to, try to Police are still trying to establish the identity of the dead man. | help (to) | be able to | be possible to | be difficult to | be important to PHRASES an attempt/effort to establish sth
Oxford Collocations Dictionary