|
|
- pronunciation:
- faUnd
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
founds, founding, founded |
| definition 1: |
to set up or create; establish.
Gallaudet University was founded in 1864.Peter the Great of Russia founded the city of St. Petersburg at the cost of many lives.- synonyms:
- establish, originate, start
- antonyms:
- dissolve
- similar words:
- build, constitute, construct, create, develop, erect, initiate, institute, introduce, raise, rear, root, set, settle
|
| definition 2: |
to lay the physical foundation for (a structure).
They founded the building on granite.- synonyms:
- base
- antonyms:
- demolish
- similar words:
- frame
|
| definition 3: |
to establish the grounds for; base (usu. fol. by "on" or "upon")
He founded his theory on established principles.- synonyms:
- base, ground
- similar words:
- fix, root
|
| related words: |
begin, bottom, charter, commence, conceive, father, generate, originate, pioneer |
|
|
|
|