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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Based} (b[=a]sd); p. pr & vb n. {Basing}.] [From {Base}, n.] To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of to found as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon --Bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Based \Based\, p. p. & a. 1. Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as broad-based. 2. [See {Base}, n., 18-21.] Wearing, or protected by bases. [Obs.] ``Based in lawny velvet.'' --E. Hall. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: based adj 1: being derived from usually followed by on" or "upon": "a film based on a best-selling novel" 2: having a base; "firmly based ice" 3: having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly based argument"; "well-founded suspicions" [syn: {founded}] 4: having a base of operations; "a company based in Atlanta" [syn: {based(p)}]
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