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Definitions for Foundered
[1] (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
[2] to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.: Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet.
[3] to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered because public support was lacking.
[4] to stumble, break down, or go lame, as a horse: His mount foundered on the rocky path.
[5] to become ill from overeating.
[6] Veterinary Pathology . (of a horse) to suffer from laminitis.
[7] to cause to fill with water and sink: Rough seas had foundered the ship in mid-ocean.
[8] Veterinary Pathology . to cause (a horse) to break down, go lame, or suffer from laminitis.
[9] Veterinary Pathology . laminitis.
[10] a person who establishes an institution, company, society, etc
[11] (of a ship) to sink
[12] to break down or fail the project foundered
[13] to sink into or become stuck in soft ground
[14] to fall in or give way; collapse
[15] (of a horse) to stumble or go lame
[16] archaic (of animals, esp livestock) to become ill from overeating
[17] vet science another name for laminitis
[18] a person who makes metal castings (in combination ) an iron founder
Words related to Foundered
founderabort, stumble, sprawl, collapse, misfire, lurch, trip, stagger, sink, submerge, fall, submerse, miscarry
Words nearby Foundered
founderfoundation, foundation day, foundation garment, foundation stone, foundation subjects, founder, founder effect, founder's type, founderous, founders' shares, founding father
Origin of Foundered
21300–50; Middle English foundren < Middle French fondrer to plunge to the bottom, submerge < Vulgar Latin *fundorāre, derivative of *fundor-, taken as stem of Latin fundus bottom
Other words from Foundered
un·foun·dered , adjective
un·foun·der·ing , adjective
Word origin for Foundered
C15: see found ³
Synonyms for Foundered
abort, break down, fall through, stumble, collapse, fall, lurch, miscarry, misfire, sink, sprawl, stagger, submerge, submerse, trip, be lost, come to nothing, go down, go lame, go to bottom