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- [aw-ther]
- /ˈɔ θər/
- /ˈɔː.θər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
Antonyms for authored
adj authored
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.
- ruin — ruins, 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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