authored
USAW-thurd/ˈɔ.θɚd/UKAW-thuhd/ˈɔː.θə(ɹ)d/
- 1Simple past and past participle of author. Use this form when talking about writing something in the past.
She authored three books before she turned thirty.
The report was authored by a small team of scientists.
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- 2Written or made by a known person, not by someone unnamed.
An authored article always carries the writer's name at the top.
Readers tend to trust authored reports more than anonymous ones.
Similarattributed, signed
Oppositeanonymous, unsigned, unattributed
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authored is a form of author
author, verb: To write or create a book, report, or other work. Full entry
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- author → authored: add -ed
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