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to coauthor

to coauthor

3 3.7
To write a book or article together with others
  • verb
  • /ˈkoʊˌɔːθər/
translation icon : coautor
  • His research projects have been funded by 18 grants, from which he has coauthored 48 refereed technical papers.
  • coauthored papers
  • coauthored an article
  • coauthored a book

Examples

  • Fagan has coauthored a number of articles on the use of modeling and simulation in his field.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In 2004, at the height of the bubble, Glenn Hubbard coauthored a widely read paper with William C. Dudley, the chief economist of Goldman Sachs.

  • In 2006, you coauthored a study of Iceland's financial system.

  • Finally, parent advocates and research team members have coauthored publications primarily directed at a professional audience.

    Academic text (2000)
  • We wish especially to thank Karen Stuhldreher, who coauthored the first version of this paper.

    Academic text (1991)
  • A majority of them are coauthored (often with graduate students or former graduate students).

    Academic text (2010)
  • By 2001, the article will grow into the book Best Friends, Worst Enemies, coauthored with Catherine O'Neill Grace in Winter 1998.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The sleep article, coauthored with M. W. Mahowald, addresses the residual social policy issue that remains.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Women authored or coauthored 36 percent of submissions, as opposed to 27 percent last year.

    Academic text (2001)
  • In 2020, she coauthored a groundbreaking article on climate change with several other scientists.

Synonyms

to co-author
vsto coauthor
3.9

To write a book or article together with another person

has identical meaning but is written without a hyphen

How Collaborative

to coauthor
3 3.7
to contribute
883 2.7
to assist
605 1.0

Surface Forms

coauthor infinitive
coauthored past
coauthored past participle
coauthoring present participle
coauthors third person singular

Morphology

coauthor = author (transparent) = co + author

The prefix 'co-' meaning 'jointly' combines productively with the verb 'author' to mean to write jointly.

Etymology

Coauthor comes from the parts co- 'with' and author 'writer'. To coauthor something is to write it 'with' another person or group, which is why we use it for joint writing.