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foundered Definition


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founder2
verb, intr foundered, foundering
    1. Said of a ship: to sink.
    2. Said of a vehicle, etc: to get stuck in mud, etc.
    3. Said of a horse: to go lame.
    4. Said of a business, scheme, etc: to fail.
Etymology: 14c: from French fondrer to plunge to the bottom.



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