Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gohst-rahyt]
- /ˈgoʊstˌraɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gohst-rahyt]
- /ˈgoʊstˌraɪt/
Definitions of ghostwrite word
- noun ghostwrite (intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works). 1
- transitive verb ghostwrite write on behalf of sb else 1
- transitive verb ghostwrite If a book or other piece of writing is ghostwritten, it is written by a writer for another person, for example a politician or athlete, who then publishes it as his or her own work. 0
- verb ghostwrite to write (an autobiographical or other article) on behalf of a person who is then credited as author 0
- verb ghostwrite (Transitive Verb) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another. 0
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Origin of ghostwrite
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; back formation from ghost writer
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Parts of speech for Ghostwrite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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ghostwrite popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ghostwrite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ghostwrite
verb ghostwrite
- 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 ghostwrite
verb ghostwrite
- 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.
Top questions with ghostwrite
- how to ghostwrite a book?
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