Meaning & use
Founded
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Established or set up an organization, institution, or system, typically providing the funding for it.
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She founded the nonprofit in 2010 to provide clean water to rural villages.
The company was founded on the principle of sustainable manufacturing.
A note on using this word
Also used adjectivally in phrases like 'well-founded' or 'unfounded,' meaning based on solid or no evidence, respectively.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
dissolved
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