| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To provide a basis for: base1, build, found, ground, predicate, rest1, root1, underpin. See OVER. 2. To place securely in a position or condition: ensconce, fix, install, seat, settle. See PUT IN. 3. To put in force or cause to be by legal authority: constitute, enact, legislate, make, promulgate. See ACTION, MAKE, POLITICS. 4. To bring into existence formally: constitute, create, found, institute, organize, originate, set up, start. See START. 5. To establish as true or genuine: authenticate, bear out, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, evidence, prove, show, substantiate, validate, verify. See SHOW, SUPPORT.
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