"cofound" meaning in English

See cofound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: cofounds [present, singular, third-person], cofounding [participle, present], cofounded [participle, past], cofounded [past]
Etymology: From co- + found. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|found}} co- + found Head templates: {{en-verb}} cofound (third-person singular simple present cofounds, present participle cofounding, simple past and past participle cofounded)
  1. (transitive) To found at the same time as another. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cofound-en-verb-m~-cSssV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (transitive) To found with one or more other people. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cofound-en-verb-bvdi2Bjs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: co-found Derived forms: cofounder Related terms: cofinding

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive) To found at the same time as another."
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