n.: on the grounds of, ground, adapt from, according as, on the analogy of, by analogy with, provide a ... basis for, found a conjecture on, be out of court, out of court, follow from, be ground ed on, be ground ed upon, judging by, have reason for [to do] sth., on the basis of, information that gives a reason for believing sth or proves sth, based on, in (the) light of, seed, bases, basis, cause, evidence, foundation, premise, score, substratum, warrant, warranty, go by