coinvent
verb
co·in·vent
ˌkō-in-ˈvent 
variants
or co-invent
coinvented or co-invented; coinventing or co-inventing
: to invent (something) with one or more other people
… tells us much about Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the restlessly creative oceanographer-cinematographer who … coinvented the Aqua-Lung in 1943 …—
Robert Higgins
Robert Higgins… the engineer who co-invented the first popular microprocessor.—Julie Pitta
Julie Pitta
coinventor
noun
or co-inventor
plural coinventors or co-inventors
One of the co-inventors of the original lithium-ion battery himself is taking another tack toward solid-state electrolytes …
—Nathan Hurst
Nathan Hurst
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“Coinvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coinvent. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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