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found
Simple past tense and past participle of find
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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of find
  2. To lay the base of; set for support; base
  3. To establish the foundation or basis of; base:
establish
To cause to be able to grow or thrive:
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  1. To cause to be able to grow or thrive:
  2. To cause to be recognized and accepted:
  3. To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
launch
To start (a person) on some course or career
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  1. To start (a person) on some course or career
  2. To cause (a newly built vessel) to slide from the land into the water; set afloat
  3. (Nautical) To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.
initiate
To bring into practice or use; introduce by first doing or using; start
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  1. To bring into practice or use; introduce by first doing or using; start
  2. To teach the fundamentals of some subject to; help to begin doing something
  3. To set going by taking the first step; begin:
start
(Now Chiefly Dial.) To cause to start, or move involuntarily; startle
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  1. (Now Chiefly Dial.) To cause to start, or move involuntarily; startle
  2. To found; establish:
  3. To set into motion, operation, or activity:
open
To become open
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  1. To become open
  2. To begin; start
  3. To remove the wrapping from:
constitute
To make up; be the components or elements of; form; compose
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  1. To make up; be the components or elements of; form; compose
  2. To give a certain office or function to; appoint
  3. To found (an institution, for example).
create
To be the first to portray (a particular role in a play)
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  1. To be the first to portray (a particular role in a play)
  2. To give rise to; produce:
  3. To produce through artistic or imaginative effort:
establish
To cause to be able to grow or thrive:
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  1. To cause to be able to grow or thrive:
  2. To bring about; generate or effect:
  3. To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
found
To lay the base of; set for support; base
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  1. To lay the base of; set for support; base
  2. Simple past tense and past participle of find
  3. To establish the foundation or basis of; base:
organize
To induce the employees of (a business or industry) to form or join a union:
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  1. To induce the employees of (a business or industry) to form or join a union:
  2. To join in some common cause or form some organization, esp. a labor union
  3. To cause (oneself) to act or live in an orderly or planned way:
originate
To bring into being; esp., to create (something original); invent
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  1. To bring into being; esp., to create (something original); invent
  2. To come into being; begin; start
  3. To bring into being; create or start:
set up
To gel or harden.
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  1. To gel or harden.
  2. (Sports) To create a goalscoring opportunity (f).
  3. To ready something for use.
start
To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. (Now Chiefly Dial.) To cause to start, or move involuntarily; startle
  3. To found; establish:
approach
To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
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  1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
  2. To begin to deal with or work on:
  3. To begin dealing with
begin
To start doing, acting, going, etc.; get under way
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  1. To start doing, acting, going, etc.; get under way
  2. To take the first step in doing; start:
  3. To cause to start; set about; commence
commence
To enter upon or have a beginning; start.
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  1. To enter upon or have a beginning; start.
  2. To begin; start; originate
embark
To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane.
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  1. To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane.
  2. To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey.
  3. To start, begin.
enter
In real property, to pass upon or into; of litigation, to file or present to the court—for example, to enter an appearance into the record; of a contract, to enter into it means to sign or execute it. In real property, to pass upon or into; of litigation, to file or present to the court—for example, to enter an appearance into the record; of a contract, to enter into it means to sign or execute it.
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  1. In real property, to pass upon or into; of litigation, to file or present to the court—for example, to enter an appearance into the record; of a contract, to enter into it means to sign or execute it. In real property, to pass upon or into; of litigation, to file or present to the court—for example, to enter an appearance into the record; of a contract, to enter into it means to sign or execute it.
  2. To start upon; begin
  3. To go to or occupy in order to claim possession of (land).
inaugurate
To induct (an official) into office with a formal ceremony
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  1. To induct (an official) into office with a formal ceremony
  2. To celebrate formally the first public use of; dedicate
  3. To open or begin use of formally with a ceremony; dedicate:
initiate
To bring into practice or use; introduce by first doing or using; start
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  1. To bring into practice or use; introduce by first doing or using; start
  2. To teach the fundamentals of some subject to; help to begin doing something
  3. To set going by taking the first step; begin:
launch
To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation.
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  1. To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation.
  2. To give (someone) a start, as in a career or vocation.
  3. To start (a person) on some course or career
lead off
(Baseball) To be the first batter of an inning.
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  1. (Baseball) To be the first batter of an inning.
open
To move apart or unfold so that the inner parts are displayed; spread out:
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  1. To move apart or unfold so that the inner parts are displayed; spread out:
  2. To undo, recall, or set aside (a judgment, settlement, etc.), so as to leave the matter open to further action
  3. To begin; start
set out
To go out, leave.
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  1. To go out, leave.
  2. To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.
  3. To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.
start
To found; establish:
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  1. To found; establish:
  2. (Now Chiefly Dial.) To cause to start, or move involuntarily; startle
  3. To set into motion, operation, or activity:
take up
To implement, to employ, to put into use.
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  1. To implement, to employ, to put into use.
  2. To occupy; to consume (space or time).
  3. (With on) To accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from.
undertake
To deliberately begin to do (something):
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  1. To deliberately begin to do (something):
  2. To give a promise or pledge that; contract
  3. To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
canon
A member of a clerical group living according to a canon, or rule
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  1. A member of a clerical group living according to a canon, or rule
  2. An ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council.
  3. A secular law, rule, or code of law.
decree
(Roman Catholic Church) A doctrinal or disciplinary act of an ecclesiastical authority.
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  1. (Roman Catholic Church) A doctrinal or disciplinary act of an ecclesiastical authority.
  2. An authoritative order having the force of law.
  3. An administrative act applying or interpreting articles of canon law.
edict
Any command or order
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  1. Any command or order
  2. An official public proclamation or order issued by authority; decree
  3. A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law.
law
Something, such as an order or a dictum, having absolute or unquestioned authority:
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  1. Something, such as an order or a dictum, having absolute or unquestioned authority:
  2. A statute, ordinance, or other rule enacted by a legislature.
  3. Legal action or proceedings; litigation:
ordinance
A statute or regulation, especially one enacted by a city government.
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  1. A statute or regulation, especially one enacted by a city government.
  2. An established or prescribed practice or usage, esp. a religious rite
  3. A local law, usually on the municipality level, that, when fully enacted, has the same effect and force as a statute within that municipality. A local law, usually on the municipality level, that, when fully enacted, has the same effect and force as a statute within that municipality.
precept
A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct.
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  1. A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct.
  2. A rule or direction, as in technical matters
  3. A rule of moral conduct; maxim
prescription
A written order, especially by a physician, for the preparation and administration of a medicine or other treatment.
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  1. A written order, especially by a physician, for the preparation and administration of a medicine or other treatment.
  2. Something that is prescribed; a rule, law, or direction:
  3. The action of establishing a rule, law, or direction.
regulation
The act of regulating or the state of being regulated.
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  1. The act of regulating or the state of being regulated.
  2. A governmental order having the force of law.
  3. A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.
rule
A declaration, order, etc. made by a judge or court in deciding a specific question or point of law
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  1. A declaration, order, etc. made by a judge or court in deciding a specific question or point of law
  2. A minor regulation or law.
  3. A statute or regulation governing the court process:
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  • The institute had 55 instructors and 650 students in 1910.

  • They institute legal protection for copyrights, patents, and trademarks.

  • The town possesses a literary and scientific institute (1850).

  • Peter had already determined to institute a most searching inquisition in order to get at the bottom of the mystery of the flight.

  • In 1905 the institute took up the work of rural school extension.

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