base (up)on

To found or root something on a particular idea or occurrence. A noun can be used between "base" and "on" or "upon." My love of science is based upon an interest in experimentation. Unfortunately, she has a low opinion of me. I think she based it on our first meeting, which didn't go well.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ciriaco	chee-ree-AH-ko (Italian), thee-ree-AH-ko (Spanish), see-ree-AH-ko (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Carolin	KAH-ro-leen	German
Ignacy	eeg-NAH-tsi	Polish
Iapheth	-	Biblical Greek
Sky	SKIE	English (Modern)
Honoka	ho-no-kah	Japanese