Definition of 'cognate'
adjective
Cognate things are related to each other.
[formal]
...cognate words.
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adjective
noun
4.
something that is cognate with something else
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Derived forms
cognately (ˈcognately) adverb
cognateness (ˈcognateness)
noun
cognation (cogˈnation)
noun
Word origin of 'cognate'
C17: from Latin cognātus, from co- same + gnātus born, variant of nātus, past participle of nāscī to be born noun
5.
a cognate word, language, or thing
SIMILAR WORDS: reˈlated
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Word origin of 'cognate'
L cognatus, related by birth < co-, together + gnatus, pp. of gnasci, older form of nasci, to be born: see genusTrends of 'cognate'
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