Both Uses of
establish
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- He'll rebuild the Temple and reestablish Jewish law as the governing law of the land.†
*reestablish = restorestandard prefix: The prefix "re-" in reestablish means again. This is the same pattern you see in words like reconsider, rearrange, and regenerate.
- I truly could not establish the causal line between how we went from kissing on the couch to lying on the carpet with his hands underneath my shirt, and me worrying about whether or not I was wearing underwear that was a step above granny panties.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(establish as in: establish a positive tone) create, start, or set in [a] place
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(2)
(establish as in: establish that there is a need) show or determine (cause to be recognized or figure out)