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to cofound

to cofound

3 3.9
To start an organization with one or more other people
  • verb
  • /koʊˈfaʊnd/
translation icon : cofundar
  • I cofounded weBike with three fellow University of Maryland graduates back in 2007.

Examples

  • Lumosity, the company Scanlon cofounded, makes games that promise to sharpen memory, focus attention, enhance creativity, and improve attention.

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  • In 1985, in reaction to the invisibility of gender within the work of the male art establishment in Korea, Yun cofounded the feminist "October Group" with a number of other Korean women artists.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The day I agreed to cofound this company and become CEO of Seconds.

    Blog text (2)
  • To tell you the truth... I helped cofound the emergency room at Roosevelt Hospital.

  • In law school, he developed an interest in human rights issues, and at 32, cofounded the International Labor Rights Forum.

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  • Roger W. Sant is chairman of the board of the AES Corporation, a global power company, which he cofounded in 1981.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In 1977, Rodham cofounded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, a state-level alliance with the Children's Defense Fund.

    Blog text (30)
  • So, in 1949, excited by the Chapman v. King decision, Walden cofounded and co-chaired the ANVL to increase the number of black voters, to end partisanship among black leaders, and to make Hartsfield responsible to black citizens.

    Academic text (2007)
  • With her siblings, she cofounded the Three Sisters Scholarship Foundation to help students pursue higher education.

  • James Clark cofounded Netscape, a company that revolutionized internet browsing.

Synonyms

to co-create
vsto cofound
4.0

Make something together with other people

is specific to starting an organization company or group with others

Antonyms

to dissolve
  • Formal
60 4.1

To officially end an organization, agreement, or relationship

43 4.3

To stop being a group, for example a band or committee

How Involved

to cofound
3 3.9
to go in with
22 3.5
to help out
  • Informal
486 1.0
to observe
619 2.4

Surface Forms

cofound infinitive
cofounded past
cofounded past participle
cofounding present participle
cofounds third person singular

Morphology

cofound = found (transparent) = co + found

The prefix 'co-' clearly indicates joint action, making the meaning of 'cofound' easily derivable from 'found'.

Etymology

Cofound comes from co- meaning 'together' and found meaning 'to start' or 'set up', like a founder who begins a company. So, to cofound is to start something together with other people.