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2  [found]
Use found on in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to set up or establish on a firm basis or for enduring existence: to found a new publishing company.
2. to lay the lowest part of (a structure) on a firm base or ground: a house founded on solid rock.
3. to base or ground (usually fol. by on or upon): a story founded on fact.
4. to provide a basis or ground for.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME founden < OF fonder < L fundāre, deriv. of fundus bottom, foundation

Synonyms:
1. organize, inaugurate, institute, originate.
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found  (1)
"establish," c.1290, from O.Fr. founder, from L. fundare "to lay the bottom or foundation of something," from fundus "bottom, foundation" (see fund (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: found
Function: transitive verb
: to establish (as an institution) often with provision for future maintenance
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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