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Founding vs Establish - What's the difference?

founding | establish |

As verbs the difference between founding and establish

is that founding is while establish is to make stable or firm; to confirm.

As a noun founding

is the action of the verb to found ; the establishment of something.

As an adjective founding

is who or that founds or found.

founding

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to found ; the establishment of something.
  • the founding of the republic
  • * 2005 , Donatella Della Porta, Sidney G. Tarrow, Transnational Protest and Global Activism
  • Do foundings of transnational organizations appear to spur foundings of national organizations, or vice versa?

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Who or that founds or found.
  • The founding fathers of our country.

    establish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make stable or firm; to confirm.
  • *
  • To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
  • * , (w) 6:18
  • But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
  • To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
  • , chapter=4 citation , passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
  • To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.
  • Derived terms

    * established church * establishing shot * long-established

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