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set up
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Wiktionary
set upadjective
Synonyms:
put in, assemble, prepare, ready, install, preparedset upverb
In a position to function; ready.
Now that I'm set up, this will take moments!
Synonyms:
prepared, ready, prepare, install, assemble, put inset upverb
Logically order.
Set up my CD collection.
set upverb
To cause to happen
Even a minor change can set up new bugs.
set upverb
To trap or ensnare.
I've got to set up that tasty rabbit.
set upverb
Arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig.
The election was set up!
set upverb
To gel or harden.
Give the cement 24 hours to set up before walking on it.
set upverb
To make (someone) proud or conceited (often in passive).
set upverb
To matchmake; to arrange a date between two people.
set upverb
To create a goalscoring opportunity (for).
English Synonyms and Antonyms
set up
Synonyms:
authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, support, sustainAntonyms:
abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminate
Princeton's WordNet
establish, set up, found, launchverb
set up or found
"She set up a literacy program"
Synonyms:
tack together, put together, set in motion, lay down, found, prepare, institute, instal, piece, tack, show, fix, establish, put in, base, gear up, put up, frame, entrap, make, arrange, ground, plant, give, order, erect, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, pitch, prove, plunge, shew, ready, demonstrate, put, effect, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, constitute, set, rig, buildassemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack togetherverb
create by putting components or members together
"She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
Synonyms:
tack on, tack together, wear round, put together, found, prepare, foregather, instal, piece, tack, hang on, fix, establish, put in, pick, gear up, put up, meet, frame, entrap, alternate, switch, baste, arrange, tag on, forgather, get together, order, erect, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, pitch, flip-flop, append, ready, nibble, interchange, put, effect, flip, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, set, gather, rig, patchraise, erect, rear, set up, put upverb
construct, build, or erect
"Raise a barn"
Synonyms:
elevate, resurrect, rise up, endure, provoke, launch, fire, leaven, call forth, entrap, put, stand, kick upstairs, lift, effect, frame, upgrade, put up, fix, digest, arrange, stomach, install, provide, bring up, raise, recruit, enkindle, ready, levy, found, conjure, offer, establish, upraise, rise, contribute, effectuate, stick out, tolerate, conjure up, set, brook, suffer, enhance, gear up, domiciliate, prepare, put together, can, tack, post, house, prove, put forward, invoke, pitch, evoke, assemble, piece, heighten, rear, put in, rig, instal, stir, order, elicit, ensnare, bear, nurture, parent, produce, erect, abide, nominate, kindle, arouse, grow, tin, promote, support, advance, farm, get up, lay out, call down, tack togetherset up, lay out, setverb
get ready for a particular purpose or event
"set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
Synonyms:
tack together, sic, put together, go under, dress, found, prepare, mark, instal, piece, tack, localize, range, fix, establish, put in, fructify, gear up, put up, present, place, frame, entrap, array, localise, arrange, define, specify, position, lay, correct, countersink, jell, plant, determine, coiffure, do, order, represent, erect, ensnare, raise, go down, lay out, coif, launch, pitch, ready, put, effect, congeal, effectuate, install, rear, coiffe, assemble, limit, set, typeset, adjust, rig, pose, set outarrange, set upverb
put into a proper or systematic order
"arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
Synonyms:
tack together, put together, dress, found, prepare, instal, piece, tack, fix, establish, put in, gear up, put up, lay out, entrap, coiffure, arrange, rig, coiffe, do, frame, fix up, erect, ensnare, raise, stage, coif, launch, pitch, ready, put, effect, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, format, set, orderset upverb
begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
"set up an election"
Synonyms:
tack together, ensnare, assemble, put, put up, install, set, put together, arrange, frame, found, lay out, tack, instal, launch, put in, effect, gear up, order, effectuate, entrap, rear, pitch, fix, ready, piece, rig, establish, erect, raise, prepareensnare, entrap, frame, set upverb
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
"I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
Synonyms:
tack together, put together, draw up, prepare, put, piece, tack, fix, establish, put in, gear up, put up, found, trammel, frame, entrap, trap, cast, arrange, frame in, redact, border, snare, instal, order, erect, ensnare, raise, couch, lay out, launch, pitch, ready, effect, frame up, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, compose, set, rigeffect, effectuate, set upverb
produce
"The scientists set up a shock wave"
Synonyms:
tack together, ensnare, assemble, put, put up, found, install, effectuate, put together, arrange, frame, lay out, tack, instal, launch, put in, effect, gear up, order, ready, entrap, rear, set, fix, pitch, piece, rig, establish, erect, raise, prepareinstall, instal, put in, set upverb
set up for use
"install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"
Synonyms:
tack together, put together, cut in, barge in, found, prepare, instal, piece, tack, fix, establish, put in, gear up, put up, chime in, throw in, entrap, stick in, come in, inclose, arrange, lay in, rig, butt in, stash away, break in, frame, order, launch, erect, ensnare, raise, lay out, chisel in, pitch, inject, insert, hive away, ready, salt away, put, effect, effectuate, install, rear, set, assemble, submit, interpose, stack away, enclose, store, interject, introduceinstall, instal, set up, establishverb
place
"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
Synonyms:
tack together, put together, lay down, frame, prepare, institute, instal, piece, tack, show, fix, establish, put in, base, gear up, put up, found, entrap, make, arrange, ground, plant, give, order, erect, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, pitch, prove, shew, ready, demonstrate, put, effect, effectuate, install, rear, assemble, constitute, set, rig, buildrig, set upverb
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
"rig an election"
Synonyms:
tack together, ensnare, assemble, put, put up, ready, pitch, effect, found, put together, arrange, frame, lay out, tack, instal, launch, put in, manipulate, gear up, order, effectuate, entrap, rear, set, fix, install, piece, rig, establish, erect, raise, preparepitch, set upverb
erect and fasten
"pitch a tent"
Synonyms:
cant, tack together, put together, huckster, found, prepare, instal, piece, tack, gear up, fix, establish, put in, tilt, deliver, peddle, put up, frame, entrap, gear, install, arrange, flip, sky, assemble, order, erect, put, ensnare, raise, lay out, launch, pitch, lurch, toss, hawk, ready, shift, incline, effect, monger, effectuate, slope, rear, cant over, vend, set, rig, slantarrange, set up, put, orderverb
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
"arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
Synonyms:
tack together, commit, put together, ordain, dress, found, prepare, instal, piece, tack, range, fix, establish, put in, dictate, rate, gear up, put up, place, lay out, entrap, regulate, position, coiffure, arrange, govern, rig, assign, redact, ordinate, lay, coiffe, regularize, do, rank, frame, fix up, regularise, erect, ensnare, raise, couch, stage, coif, launch, pitch, cast, ready, enjoin, put, effect, invest, effectuate, install, consecrate, rear, grade, assemble, tell, format, set, prescribe, order, pose, sayrig, set, set upverb
equip with sails or masts
"rig a ship"
Synonyms:
effectuate, tack together, plant, put together, manipulate, dress, place, prepare, mark, put, piece, tack, localize, coiffe, fix, establish, put up, put in, fructify, gear up, go down, found, jell, entrap, position, arrange, effect, define, specify, lay, correct, countersink, adjust, determine, instal, coiffure, do, order, erect, ensnare, raise, go under, lay out, coif, launch, pitch, assemble, ready, frame, congeal, sic, install, rear, limit, set, typeset, rig, pose, localisefix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, setverb
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
"Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
Synonyms:
localize, restore, organise, fructify, doctor, secure, cook, mend, touch on, launch, desex, jell, entrap, put, fixate, do, go under, congeal, effect, frame, place, fix, pay back, posit, install, define, countersink, raise, lay, plant, coif, dress, ready, found, specify, mark, arrange, establish, correct, fasten, train, effectuate, bushel, develop, sterilise, unsex, sterilize, set, desexualise, devise, make, sic, gear up, limit, get, prepare, put together, situate, coiffe, deposit, tack, furbish up, machinate, repair, pose, pitch, position, assemble, piece, rear, put in, typeset, rig, instal, order, ensnare, determine, coiffure, groom, erect, go down, put up, educate, organize, pay off, desexualize, localise, get up, lay out, adjust, tack together
Dictionary of English Synonymes
set up
set up
Synonyms:
exalt, put in powerset up
set up
Synonyms:
put in typeset up
Synonyms:
[Neuter.] begin business
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This is the first time in as long as I can remember that we have an opportunity to not only hold a country accountable for what they did at that time in history, but also help a country become part of the world economy, help a country set up path towards improving lives of their citizens, if I could give them back every penny I've ever received for my vision, I'd be happy.
That's how it's been - a loose network of transgender people who have these databases of friends and acquaintances. Otherwise the casting system is just not set up to search for them.
For the President to say the EU was' set up to take advantage of the United States, to attack our piggy bank,' or that' NATO is as bad as NAFTA' is not only factually wrong, but proves to me that it's time to go.
Well, it all depends on whether or not we’re able to make the case to the American people that some of this is being set up to try to alter the outcome of the election, i’m not saying it’s going to be legit, as the increase in the prospect of being illegitimate is a direct proportion to us not being able to get these reforms passed.
We have got hugely capable cyber defences, we have got the expertise and that is why we should combine as we are going to, set up cyber cells on both sides of the Atlantic to share information.
Translations for set up
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- vyvolat, zmanipulovat, zatuhnout, připravit, způsobitCzech
- στήνωGreek
- prepararSpanish
- tahkuma, püüdma, kallutama, põhjustama, valmis, korrastama, paigaldamaEstonian
- برپاییPersian
- asentaa, aiheuttaa, jähmettyä, manipuloida, valmis, kovettua, järjestää, väärentääFinnish
- entourlouper, installer, coincer, mettre en placeFrench
- felállít, beállítHungarian
- mempersiapkanIndonesian
- creare, organizzare, indurire, ordinare, installare, inserire, assestarsi, intrappolare, preparare, causareItalian
- دامهزراندن, ڕێک خستنKurdish
- stollen, verstokken, verharden, veroorzaken, verstrikken, bereiden, klaarzetten, harden, voorbereiden, leiden, regelen, schikken, opzettenDutch
- preparado, pronto, prepararPortuguese
- расположить, вызвать, вызывать, расставить, установить, подстраивать, подставлять, расставлять, устанавливать, подставить, подстроить, располагатьRussian
- அமைக்கவும்Tamil
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