establishing
Creating from scratch
Establishing is the present participle of establish, carrying forward its core sense of setting something up on a firm or permanent basis.
You establish a business, a reputation, or a precedent.
The study aimed at establishing a link between diet and longevity.
When establishing facts or truth, the emphasis is on proving or demonstrating beyond doubt.
The establishing shot in film or television is an opening wide-angle view that sets the scene for what follows.
Setting something in motion
- startingInitiating an action
- beginningInitial stage of something
- introducingMaking first acquaintance
- creatingMaking something new
forming · setting up · opening · originating · commencing · embarking · undertaking · activating
Underlying support structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- footingSecure ground position
underpinning · bedrock · cornerstone · platform · scaffolding · blueprint · template · schema
Founding organizational document
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- constituteForm by combining parts
- inaugurateBegin officially, with ceremony
- endowProvide with lasting funds
erect · institute · colonize · settle · pioneer · homestead · developer · framer
Showing by example
- verifyingConfirming truth or accuracy
- confirmingEstablishing truth of something
- validatingConfirming truth or accuracy
- substantiatingProving something true
corroborating · documenting · evidencing · certifying · authenticating · showing · determining · ascertaining
Deliberately developing or tending
- developingBecoming more advanced
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
strengthening · cementing · solidifying · securing · constructing · growing · forming · creating
launching
Setting something in motion
- startingInitiating an action
- beginningInitial stage of something
- introducingMaking first acquaintance
creating · forming · setting up · opening · originating · commencing · embarking · undertaking · activating · implementing
foundation
Underlying support structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- baseSupporting bottom structure
footing · underpinning · bedrock · cornerstone · platform · scaffolding · blueprint · template · schema · groundwork
charter
Founding organizational document
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- constituteForm by combining parts
- inaugurateBegin officially, with ceremony
endow · erect · institute · colonize · settle · pioneer · homestead · developer · framer · ratify
demonstrating
Showing by example
- verifyingConfirming truth or accuracy
- confirmingEstablishing truth of something
- validatingConfirming truth or accuracy
substantiating · corroborating · documenting · evidencing · certifying · authenticating · showing · determining · ascertaining · settling
cultivating
Deliberately developing or tending
- developingBecoming more advanced
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
nurturing · strengthening · cementing · solidifying · securing · constructing · growing · forming · creating · building
- formalizingformalizing, institutionalizing, officializing, codifying, standardizing
- creatingcreating, inventing, producing, generating, making
- setupsetting up, installation, assembling, installing, initialization
- Determiningdeciding, choosing, judging, concluding, resolving
- life momentsmilestone, turning point, breakthrough, graduation, wedding
- populatingsettling, colonizing, inhabiting, occupying, filling
establishingdismantling
Taking apart systematically
destroying · abolishing · dissolving · disestablishing · ending
establishingundermining
Weakening by covert means
destabilizing · uprooting · weakening · subverting · eroding
establishingdisproving
Showing to be false
refuting · invalidating · debunking · contradicting · discrediting
- establishing shotOpening scene showing location