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/bās/
noun
  1. the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.
    "she sat down at the base of a tree"
    synonyms: foundation, bottom, foot, support, prop, stay, stand, pedestal, plinth, rest, bed, substructure
  2. a conceptual structure or entity on which something draws or depends.
    "the town's economic base collapsed"
  3. a place used as a center of operations by the armed forces or others; a headquarters.
    "the corporal headed back to base"
    synonyms: headquarters, center, starting point, camp, site, station, settlement, post
  4. a main or important element or ingredient to which other things are added.
    "soaps with a vegetable oil base"
    synonyms: medium, vehicle, carrier
  5. a substance capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt and water, or (more broadly) of accepting or neutralizing hydrogen ions.
  6. the middle part of a bipolar transistor, separating the emitter from the collector.
  7. the root or stem of a word or a derivative.
  8. a number used as the basis of a numeration scale.
  9. one of the four stations that must be reached in turn to score a run.

verb
  1. have as the foundation for (something); use as a point from which (something) can develop.
    "the film is based on a novel by Pat Conroy"
    synonyms: found, build, construct, form, establish, ground, root, use as a basis, rest, hinge, emanate from, derive from, spring from, stem from, originate in, have its origin in, can be traced back to
  2. situate as the center of operations.
    "a London-based band"
    synonyms: locate, station, situate, post, position, place, install, deploy, site, establish, garrison

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: to form, make, or develop (something, such as an opinion, decision, or calculation) by using (something, such as information) as a basis, starting point, etc.
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