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founder Verb 1. to break down or fail: his negotiations have foundered on economic grounds 2. (of a ship) to sink 3. to sink into or become stuck in soft ground 4. (of a horse) to stumble or go lame [Old French fondrer to submerge]
USAGE: Founder is sometimes wrongly used where flounder is meant: this unexpected turn of events left him floundering (not foundering). ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
founder 1 noun initiator, father, establisher, author, maker, framer, designer, architect, builder, creator, beginner, generator, inventor, organizer, patriarch, benefactor, originator, constructor, institutor founder 2 verb 1. fail, collapse, break down, abort, fall through, be unsuccessful, come to nothing, come unstuck, miscarry, misfire, fall by the wayside, come to grief, bite the dust, go belly-up (slang) go down like a lead balloon (informal) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The bicentenary loomed but a year ahead, and a movement was on foot to mark the epoch with an adequate statue of our pious founder. For all which I shall not look on myself as accountable to any court of critical jurisdiction whatever: for as I am, in reality, the founder of a new province of writing, so I am at liberty to make what laws I please therein. It was my advantage in one respect, that I did not know what they meant by FOUNDER till I inquired. |
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