founded

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past simple and past participle of

to bring something into existence:

Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritan colonists from England.

She left a large sum of money in her will to found a wildlife sanctuary.

to build a support in the ground for a large structure such as a building or road

to base a belief, claim, idea, etc. on something:

found something on something Her lawyer accused the prosecution of founding its case on insufficient evidence.

be founded on I'd like to see the research that these recommendations are founded on.

a society founded on egalitarian principles