Hyphenation of establish

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word establish? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of establish:

1.	Set up or found She set up a literacy program
2.	Set up or lay the groundwork for Establish a new department
3.	Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
4.	Institute, enact, or establish Make laws
5.	Bring about The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
6.	Place Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
7.	Build or establish something abstract Build a reputation
8.	Use as a basis for Found on Base a claim on some observation

Synonyms of establish:

verb	set up, found, launch, open, open up
verb	found, plant, constitute, institute, initiate, pioneer
verb	prove, demonstrate, show, shew, confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
verb	lay down, make, make, create
verb	give, make, create
verb	install, instal, set up
verb	base, ground, found
verb	build, make, create

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