Establish
Establish verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.
Target and establish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a verb "Establish".
Nearby Words: establishment, establishing
Common collocations
| power | establish power | target power |
| place | establish place | target place |
| characters | establish characters | target characters |
| city | establish city | target city |
Both words in one sentence
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Falling into obscurity, the Captain targeted the family, who hadn't committed any crimes,as a target to re-establish himself.
Source: Witch Hunt -
As it happens, Boyd and his henchmen were just discussing who they can target to establish themselves as being back in the criminal game.
Source: Enemy Eats Your Lunch - The AIM-4 Falcon guided missile (used in Vietnam) was infamous for how it hard was to lock; it required seven seconds to establish a lock, which is no easy task when you and your target are whipping through the sky at Mach 1.
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Target and Establish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/establish/target
Establish & Target. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/establish/target>.
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