- initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
--1 is a kind of beginning, start, commencement
--1 has particulars: authorship, paternityDerived forms: verb found1, verb found2
- 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