Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grounded"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ground \Ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grounded}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Grounding}.]
1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.

2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

Being rooted and grounded in love. --Eph. iii.
17.

So far from warranting any inference to the
existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground
even an argument to his negation. --Sir W.
Hamilton

3. To instruct in elements or first principles.

4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth
a part of an electrical circuit.

5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for
etching (see {Ground}, n., 5); or as paper or other
materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for
ornament.


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