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Antonyms for lay foundation


Grammar : Verb

  • calm
  • cease
  • change
  • close
  • complete
  • conclude
  • confuse
  • destroy
  • die
  • disarrange
  • disestablish
  • dislodge
  • disorder
  • disorganize
  • displace
  • disprove
  • dull
  • end
  • finish
  • forget
  • halt
  • hide
  • hold
  • ignore
  • invalidate
  • keep
  • let go
  • loose
  • loosen
  • lose
  • neglect
  • prevent
  • refuse
  • remove
  • ruin
  • stay
  • stop
  • take
  • unfasten
  • unfix
  • unsettle

Definition of lay foundation

  • As in start : verb begin; come into existence
  • As in establish : verb set up, organize

Synonyms for lay foundation

  • activate
  • appear
  • arise
  • arouse
  • authorize
  • base
  • build
  • come into being
  • commence
  • constitute
  • create
  • decree
  • depart
  • domiciliate
  • embark
  • enact
  • endow
  • engender
  • ensconce
  • enter upon
  • entrench
  • erect
  • establish
  • fix
  • form
  • found
  • get going
  • get under way
  • go ahead
  • ground
  • hit the road
  • implant
  • inaugurate
  • incite
  • inculcate
  • initiate
  • install
  • instigate
  • institute
  • introduce
  • issue
  • land
  • launch
  • lay foundation
  • leave
  • light
  • live
  • lodge
  • make a beginning
  • moor
  • open
  • originate
  • pioneer
  • place
  • plant
  • practice
  • provide
  • put
  • ring in
  • rise
  • rivet
  • root
  • rouse
  • sally forth
  • secure
  • see light
  • set down
  • set in motion
  • set out
  • set up
  • settle
  • spring
  • stabilize
  • start
  • start ball rolling
  • station
  • stick
  • take first step
  • take the plunge
  • turn on
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