verb
1.
Synonyms: base , bottom, establish, ground, predicate, rest, stay
Related Word: support, sustain; erect, raise, rear
2.
to set going or to bring into existence
founded a new school for graduate studies
Synonyms: constitute, create, establish, institute, organize, set up, start
Related Word: begin, commence, inaugurate, initiate; fashion, form
Contrasted words: close, conclude, end, finish, terminate; arrest, check, halt, stay, stop