- based, founded - having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly based argument"; "well-founded suspicions"
Antonym: unsupported (indirect, via supported)
- establish, set up, found, launch - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
--1 is one way to open, open up
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun foundation2, noun founder2, noun founding1
Somebody ----s something
- establish, found, plant, constitute, institute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
--2 is one way to initiate, pioneer
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun foundation7, noun founder2, noun founding1
Somebody ----s something
- establish, base, ground, found - use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun foundation1, noun foundation3
Somebody ----s something PP