founder
2[ foun-der ]
/ ˈfaʊn dər /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause to fill with water and sink: Rough seas had foundered the ship in mid-ocean.
Veterinary Pathology. to cause (a horse) to break down, go lame, or suffer from laminitis.
noun
Veterinary Pathology. laminitis.
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Origin of founder
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
Related formsun·foun·dered, adjectiveun·foun·der·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for foundered (1 of 3)
founder
1/ (ˈfaʊndə) /
noun
a person who establishes an institution, company, society, etc
Word Origin for founder
C14: see found ²
British Dictionary definitions for foundered (2 of 3)
Word Origin for founder
C13: from Old French fondrer to submerge, from Latin fundus bottom; see found ²
usage
Founder is sometimes wrongly used where flounder is meant: this unexpected turn of events left him floundering (not foundering)
British Dictionary definitions for foundered (3 of 3)
founder
3/ (ˈfaʊndə) /
noun
- a person who makes metal castings
- (in combination)an iron founder
Word Origin for founder
C15: see found ³
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Medicine definitions for foundered
founder
[ foun′dər ]
v.
To stumble, especially to stumble and go lame. Used of horses.
To become ill from overeating. Used of livestock.
To be afflicted with laminitis. Used of horses.
n.
laminitis
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