Based

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Based \Based\ (b[=a]sd), p. p. & a.
     1. Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as,
        broad-based.
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     2. [See {Base}, n., 18-21.] Wearing, or protected by, bases.
        [Obs.] "Based in lawny velvet." --E. Hall.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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)}]