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authored

au·thor
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [aw-ther]
    • /ˈɔ θər/
    • /ˈɔː.θər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-ther]
    • /ˈɔ θər/

Definitions of authored word

  • noun authored a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist. 1
  • noun authored the literary production or productions of a writer: to find a passage in an author. 1
  • noun authored the maker of anything; creator; originator: the author of a new tax plan. 1
  • noun authored Computers. the writer of a software program, especially a hypertext or multimedia application. 1
  • verb with object authored to write; be the author of: He authored a history of the Civil War. 1
  • verb with object authored to originate; create a design for: She authored a new system for teaching chemistry. 1

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Origin of authored

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; earlier auct(h)or < Latin auctor writer, progenitor, equivalent to aug(ēre) to increase, augment + -tor -tor; replacing Middle English auto(u)r < Anglo-French, for Old French autor < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Authored

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

authored popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

authored usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for authored

adj authored

  • made — simple past tense and past participle of make1 .
  • dawning — gradually beginning to become light
  • beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
  • inspired — aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence: an inspired poet.
  • produced — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.

verb authored

  • form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
  • set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
  • conceive — If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
  • invent — to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.

adjective authored

  • rising — advancing, ascending, or mounting: rising smoke.
  • composed — If someone is composed, they are calm and able to control their feelings.

Antonyms for authored

adj authored

  • unwritten — not actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional.
  • spoken — a past participle of speak.

verb authored

  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • ruinruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  • disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
  • demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
  • wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.

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