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found (1)

found [ fownd ] (past and past participle found·ed, present participle found·ing, 3rd person present singular founds)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. set up institution: to establish and organize something for the future such as an institution or business

2. provide with basis: to support something such as a conclusion with evidence or reasoning

[13th century. Via French fonder< Latin fundare< fundus "bottom, base"]
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