Establish
Establish verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.
Parent and establish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Parent" instead a verb "Establish".
Nearby Words: establishment, establishing
Common collocations
| contact | establish contact | parent contact |
| relations | establish relations | parent relations |
| level | establish level | parent level |
| relationships | establish relationships | parent relationships |
Both words in one sentence
- Occasionally however some are able to establish identities and mythos of their own and break free of their parent book, such as Deadpool or the Thunderbolts
Source: Quietly Performing Sister Show -
But the worst of it is Paula, who is voiced by Paula Poundstone who portrays her as a more stereotypical single parent who's always on the phone with her friend, while later episodes establish she has no social life.
Source: Western Animation / Home Movies - This change was arguably inevitable, due to the parent Ten Network deciding to establish a sports channel when it didn't really have the rights to any sports that Australians might actually want to watch, certainly not enough to enable 24/7 sports programming.
Source: Network Decay / Slipped
Cite this Source
Parent and Establish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/establish/parent
Establish & Parent. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/establish/parent>.
Parent or Establish. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/establish/parent.
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