ghost·write (gōst′rīt′) v. ghost·wrote (-rōt′) , ghost·writ·ten (-rĭt′n) , ghost·writ·ing , ghost·writes
v. intr. To work as a ghostwriter.
v. tr. To write (a speech, for example) as a ghostwriter.
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ghostwrite (ˈɡəʊstˌraɪt ) vb ,
-writes ,
-writing ,
-wrote or -written (Journalism & Publishing) to write (an autobiographical or other article) on behalf of a person who is then credited as author. Often shortened to: ghost
ˈghostˌwriter n
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ghostwrite Past participle: ghostwrittenGerund: ghostwritingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative ghostwrite ghostwrite
Present I ghostwrite you ghostwrite he/she/it ghostwrites we ghostwrite you ghostwrite they ghostwrite
Preterite I ghostwrote you ghostwrote he/she/it ghostwrote we ghostwrote you ghostwrote they ghostwrote
Present Continuous I am ghostwriting you are ghostwriting he/she/it is ghostwriting we are ghostwriting you are ghostwriting they are ghostwriting
Present Perfect I have ghostwritten you have ghostwritten he/she/it has ghostwritten we have ghostwritten you have ghostwritten they have ghostwritten
Past Continuous I was ghostwriting you were ghostwriting he/she/it was ghostwriting we were ghostwriting you were ghostwriting they were ghostwriting
Past Perfect I had ghostwritten you had ghostwritten he/she/it had ghostwritten we had ghostwritten you had ghostwritten they had ghostwritten
Future I will ghostwrite you will ghostwrite he/she/it will ghostwrite we will ghostwrite you will ghostwrite they will ghostwrite
Future Perfect I will have ghostwritten you will have ghostwritten he/she/it will have ghostwritten we will have ghostwritten you will have ghostwritten they will have ghostwritten
Future Continuous I will be ghostwriting you will be ghostwriting he/she/it will be ghostwriting we will be ghostwriting you will be ghostwriting they will be ghostwriting
Present Perfect Continuous I have been ghostwriting you have been ghostwriting he/she/it has been ghostwriting we have been ghostwriting you have been ghostwriting they have been ghostwriting
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been ghostwriting you will have been ghostwriting he/she/it will have been ghostwriting we will have been ghostwriting you will have been ghostwriting they will have been ghostwriting
Past Perfect Continuous I had been ghostwriting you had been ghostwriting he/she/it had been ghostwriting we had been ghostwriting you had been ghostwriting they had been ghostwriting
Conditional I would ghostwrite you would ghostwrite he/she/it would ghostwrite we would ghostwrite you would ghostwrite they would ghostwrite
Past Conditional I would have ghostwritten you would have ghostwritten he/she/it would have ghostwritten we would have ghostwritten you would have ghostwritten they would have ghostwritten
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. ghostwrite - write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"author - be the author of; "She authored this play"
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ghostwrite verb To write for and credit authorship to another:
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