usage: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
Verb
1. establish, set up, found, launch, open, open up
usage: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
2. establish, found, plant, constitute, institute, initiate, pioneer
usage: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
3. establish, base, ground, found
usage: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"