adj. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: BASE , bottom, establish, ground, predicate, rest, stay
Related Words: support, sustain; erect, raise, rear
2 to set going or to bring into existence FF1C; founded a new school for graduate studies FF1E;
Synonyms: constitute, create, establish, institute, organize, set up, start
Related Words: begin, commence, inaugurate, initiate; fashion, form
Contrasted Words: close, conclude, end, finish, terminate; arrest, check, halt, stay, stop