godfathered
- 1Simple past and past participle of godfather.
The senator godfathered the bill that reshaped state housing policy.
That small label godfathered an entire generation of underground bands.
Note
A regular verb, so one -ed spelling does the work of both the past tense and the participle: she godfathered the project; the project was godfathered by a small committee. It takes a direct object and is usually figurative, meaning to sponsor or nurture something into being, as a godfather would a child. The passive therefore suits crediting the person behind a scheme, a law or a movement.
The reform was godfathered by a handful of backbench legislators.
She has godfathered more than one startup in her career.
godfathered is a form of godfather
godfather, verb: To take on the role of guardian or sponsor for someone or something, guiding its growth. Full entry
- Forms
- godfathergodfathers he/she/itgodfathering -ing formgodfathered past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- godfather → godfathered: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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