SkyfireDict

founding   (TTS Sound)

The noun founding has 1 sense

• 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")

The verb found has 3 senses

• establish, set up, found, launch -- (set up or found; "She set up a literacy program")


• establish, found, plant, constitute, institute -- (set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department")


• establish, base, ground, found -- (use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation")