Establishing

//ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is established; establishment.

    "This course consists of the overturnings and establishings of the various successive empires under which the Church of Christ, both in its Jewish and Christian state, should exist […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of establish form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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institution

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"We are aiming at establishing the five-day workweek."

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